Sustainable Built Environments

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of the importance of urban planning to the social and environmental aspects of the built environment, and to provide students with an understanding of fundamental micro and macro economics principles with particular reference to the built environment.

Course content

What is Sustainable Built Environment?; Indigenous Australian culture and the Built Environment; The planning System in South Australia; Tools for assessing Sustainability; Designing Sustainable Built Environments; Translating Sustainable Design into Reality; What does the Future Hold for built urban environments?; Introduction to Economics; Market Mechanism: Demand, Supply and Equilibrium Process; Costs, Revenues and Pricing and their Application to Construction Firms; Market Structures; The National Economy and Government Policy; Monetary Policy and Interest Rates.

Textbook(s)

Myers, D 2013, Construction Economics - A New Approach, 3rd edition, Taylor & Francis

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour 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: Cultural Awareness Reflective Writing, Assignment 2: Urban Planning , Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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