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Planning for Sustainability
Postgraduate | CUR-URP590 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
View information for 2019 course intakeBring together the factors that go into planning a sustainable urban development.Delve into environmental, economic and governmental issues. Read up on interest groups. Familiarise yourself with sustainable water resource management considerations.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Planning for Sustainability
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- describe the key issues for environmental planning and its implications for urban form
- critically demonstrate the management and governance of sustainability issues in relation to multi criteria reporting
- compare the theoretical aspects of the sustainability debate within local and global contexts
- validate the knowledge of sustainability indicators and audits to a planning project.
- Introduction to planning for sustainability
- Climate change
- Sustainability assessment
- Social sustainability
- The economic pillar
- Governance
- Risk and uncertainty
- Biodiversity planning
- Sustainable water resource planning
- Brown issues
- Sustainability at a local level; resilience theory
- Sustainable cities
The examination of sustainability principles and urban form, including the study of interest groups, sustainable development, global and local environmental issues and responses, policies and agreements, indicators and audits.
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- Literature/Media Review (30%)
- Journals/Discussion Brd Review (35%)
- Sustainability Assessment Rprt (35%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Access to hardware: webcam, speakers and microphone
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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