This subject requires you to do a practical placement, please see Additional Requirements for more information.
Urban Design for Sustainability
PostgraduateCUR-SCP5412019
Course information for 2019 intake
Zoom in to the neighbourhood level as you study the principles and tools of sustainable urban design.Learn how transportation and walkability affect the function of a city. Draw on established practices to measure sustainable design qualities.
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- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Urban Design for Sustainability
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- synthesise and communicate sustainable urban design practice and theory at a neighbourhood level
- work collaboratively to discuss, analyse and critique urban development using practical, sustainable urban design tools
- employ a series of practical skills and tools to measure sustainable urban design qualities
- examine and interpret urban design practices and implementation at a neighbourhood and precinct level
- interpret and analyse urban design results and policy implications and develop practical measures to improve an area.
- Introduction to urban design
- History of urban design 1: preindustrial to modernism
- History of urban design 2: challenges to modernity
- The sustainability agenda and urban design
- Sustainable urban design theory 1: introduction to the theory and principles
- Sustainable urban design theory 2: urban design for people
- Context analysis
- Revitalisation and redevelopment of city centres
- Sustainable urban design in practice
- Research forum
This is a practical, design-oriented subject designed to teach students the basic principles, techniques and tools of sustainable urban design theory and practice from a sustainable transportation, walkability and sustainable urban planning perspective. The subject focuses on precinct and neighbourhood level urban design, based on the idea that design has an important influence on the function and quality of cities. It also explores responsive places that are enriched through maximising choice.
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- Presentation (15%)
- Essay (40%)
- Group Project (45%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
- Placement requirements - Includes Placement
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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