Planning for Healthy Cities

Course aim

The aim of this course is to provide a political, economic and social understanding of how the provision of health,
housing, education, social services, welfare and urban infrastructure, can be integrated by planners in
government and the private sector to foster innovative solutions to urban planning issues. The course also aims
to provide knowledge of health planning principles that will help policy makers and planners improve community
access to open space and public places, promote health, social inclusion and social justice, address equitable
transit access and support cities in tackling the challenges of climate change. The course will qualify students to
apply a body of knowledge in a range of contexts to undertake professional work and as a pathway for further
learning.

Course content

Course content will address the integration of health and social planning with land-use, economic and
infrastructure development, environmental assessment and urban development. Demographic change,
connectivity of people to jobs and businesses to markets, social inclusion, health, liveability, and community
wellbeing, housing affordability, and matters of environmental significance will also be addressed. Students will
acquire knowledge of theoretical concepts associated with the content, evaluate complex ideas about how
human agency and social and physical structures interact and identify and consider solutions to complex
problems.

Textbook(s)

Dannenberg, A., Frumkin, H., Jackson, R. 2011, Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-being and Sustainability, 1st, Island Press, Centre for Resource Economics: Washington DC

Prerequisite(s)

No pre-requisites

Corequisite(s)

No pre-requisites

Teaching method

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

Assessment

Article Review. Review of a relevant journal article, Discussion paper, Tutorial oral presentation and participation. Presentation of an issue of concern and active participation in class exercises

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.