Reto Nebel: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2025

Name Dr. Reto Nebel
Address
Inst. f. Raum- u. Landschaftsentw.
ETH Zürich, HIL H 32.1
Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
E-mailrenebel@ethz.ch
DepartmentCivil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
103-0458-00LEconomical Land Use
Only for MSc Students or special approval by the lecturer.
3 credits2GR. Nebel
AbstractThe lecture is dedicated to the current challenges for the economical use of land. The lecture presents instruments and procedures for the implementation of quality inward settlement development. This is considered on different planning levels. Various external guest lectures from research and practice complement the lecture.
Learning objectiveStudents learn to understand backgrounds, basic principles, goals and approaches of appropriate and economical use of land as a scarce resource. They are able to summarise in a comprehensible way the core arguments for redevelopment before new development. Furthermore, students can illustrate how to implement economical land use in a differentiated and customised manner.
Content- settlement development and land use: facts, trends, causes and consequences
- redevelopment before new development: basic principles and strategic goals
- formal and informal instruments and procedures
- comprehensive settlement management: implementation on municipal, regional and national level
- complementary current external inputs from research and practice
- contextualization and reflection of external contributions
Lecture notesThe documents for the lecture are available on Moodle.
Prerequisites / NoticeEligible only for master students, otherwise a special permisson by the lecturer is required.
CompetenciesCompetencies
Subject-specific CompetenciesConcepts and Theoriesassessed
Techniques and Technologiesassessed
Method-specific CompetenciesAnalytical Competenciesassessed
Decision-makingassessed
Problem-solvingassessed
Project Managementassessed
Social CompetenciesCommunicationfostered
Cooperation and Teamworkassessed
Customer Orientationassessed
Sensitivity to Diversityfostered
Negotiationfostered
Personal CompetenciesAdaptability and Flexibilityfostered
Creative Thinkingfostered
Critical Thinkingassessed
Integrity and Work Ethicsfostered
Self-awareness and Self-reflection assessed
Self-direction and Self-management assessed