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Sustainable Urban Communities
Undergraduate | MUR-SUS310 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
View information for 2019 course intakeForecast the spread of urban communities and the sustainability of this growth. Ask how society maintains dignity and equality in the face of urbanisation. Identify challenges facing modern cities. Consider issues like public transport and water usage.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Sustainable Urban Communities
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- understand the multitude of sustainability challenges and issues confronting cities today which are forcing a rethink of the way our urban commsubjecties are being designed and built
- understand the importance of physical planning in attempting to resolve these problems
- appreciate the physical evolution of cities over the centuries, in particular the role of transport technology and other infrastructure in shaping urban form and function
- demonstrate how cities around the world today can be classified according to their degree of automobile dependence, and to understand quantitatively the range of land use and transport characteristics associated with different levels of automobile dependence.
- Unit Introduction: Sustainability in an Urban Century
- Cities and Human History
- Cities Today: Key Challenges
- Cities and Climate Change
- Towards Sustainable Cities
- The Greening of Urban Transport: Better Public Transport
- The Greening of Urban Transport: Walking and Cycling
- Sustainable Urban Form: Compact Cities and Urban Containment
- Sustainable Urban Form: Sustainable Suburbs
- Water and the City
- Nature and the City
- Professional Practice, Participation and Community Ethics
This subject was previously known as SUS220 Sustainable Urban Communities.
Over half the world’s population now live in urban areas and 75 percent could be urban by 2050. This subject examines the sustainability challenges and possibilities that lie ahead as we become an increasingly urban species. The subject explores how we can create urban communities and lifestyles that enhance human dignity and equality, while also being more environmentally sustainable. The subject takes an international perspective, exploring majory urban sustainability issues and inspirational practices from Australia, Asia and around the world.
- Project (40%)
- Online Discussion (30%)
- Invigilated Exam (30%)
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Entry requirements
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MUR-SUS220 (Not currently available)
Others
Students must have completed 18 credit points (6 OUA subjects) at Level 1 before enrolling in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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