Sustainable Development Assessment

Course aim

To provide students with an appreciation of the theory and practice of assessing sustainable development.

Course content

This course provides an overview of the key arguments in the debate over how to assess sustainability in the natural and built environment. Students will gain the depth of knowledge required to grasp the complexity of models and tools that are used to assess sustainable development. The latter part of the course will introduce students to integrated sustainability decision making and assessment in the natural and built environment. Students will be introduced to multi-criteria assessment, futures planning, sustainability indicators, criteria and goal oriented approaches, vulnerability assessment and risk evaluation. Students will gain the knowledge and skills required to work in the field of sustainability assessment.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Group presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.