Social Planning Techniques

Course aim

The topic aims to provide urban planning students with a critical understanding of the concepts and practices associated with social planning and their relationship to urban planning practice.

The course will develop practical skills appropriate to the identification and provision of social structures and services. It is essentially a ‘how to’ of social planning. Commencing with a critical examination of what is social planning, socio-demographic profiling and notions of service demand and provision, community participation and consultation, and communication, culminating in students developing a Social Plan.

Course content

Social Planning: background, context. Conducting and presenting social/community plans. Public participation and community consultation.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Social Planning Techniques builds on Social and Community Planning (ARCH 2043) and assumes an understanding of concepts such as diversity, social sustainability, social inequality, social capital, social inclusion, social development, social justice and location disadvantage.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Assignment 1: essay, Assignment 2: essay, Group presentation 1, Group presentation 2

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.