Sustainable Urban Design

Course aim

To provide students with an understanding of key critical concepts, strategies, principles and processes necessary to analyse and communicate functional, spatial and visual relationships of the built environment.

Course content

Students will develop knowledge of planning and urban design principles, policies and strategies, to evaluate and prepare planning and urban design projects such as infill, regeneration, urban conservation, redevelopment and new development. Students will gain familiarity with the fundamentals of spatial analysis through Geographical Information Systems informing planning and urban design, and develop investigative, interpretive and communication skills essential for planners to describe and present urban design processes and development scenarios to a broad audience.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial (including 5 tutorials in computer pools)	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
Lecture (online)	1 hour x 13 sessions
Tutorial (online)	2 hours x 13 sessions

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

Assessment

Critical analysis, Essay, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.