Sustainable Built Environments

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of the three underlying principles of sustainability namely, the economic, the social and the environmental, with particular reference to the built environment at both the micro and macro level.

Course content

Introduction to the social, environmental and economics context of the construction industry.The impact of social policy on the built environment; the impact of environmental policy on the built environment; Indigenous Australian culture and the sustainable built environment; economics and the construction industry marketplace; economic systems for resource allocation; demand and supply; costs, revenues and pricing and their application to construction firms; market structure and the construction industry; government sustainability policies; the construction industry and the national economy; monetary policy and interest rates.

Textbook(s)

Myers Danny 2009, Construction Economics - A New Approach, 2nd, Taylor & Francis Group

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

Assignment 2: Urban Planning 1, Assignment 3: Urban Planning 2, Continuous Assessment: Cultural Awareness Reflective Writing, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.