PLANNING AND DESIGNING BETTER CITIES, TOWNS AND SUBURBS
PLA1IPD
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Cities, towns and suburbs are now home to half of the world's population.This subject provides an intro to how we plan and design our urban areas & how cities and their planning and design impacts on how people live their lives, where they work, how far and efficiently they travel, their standard of living and how healthy they will be.The development of cities is a social, economic and environmental response to the needs and demand of human habitation.How we plan (or don't plan) cities, towns and suburbs reflects how we allocate, design and value land uses and the built and natural environment.Collectively these factors influence and provide limits to our use and enjoyment of cities.Using case studies, fieldwork and practical work, students will develop skills in the planning and design of urban areas to determine how efficient they are, how they consume energy and resources and how the types of environments we live in influence everyday life.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorTrevor Budge
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | A history of European housing in Australia, | Recommended | Troy, P. (ed.) | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 2000 |
| Readings | Looking after heritage places, | Recommended | Pearson, M. and Sullivan, S. | MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1995 |
| Readings | The Australian metropolis: a planning history, | Recommended | Hamnett, S. and Freestone, A. (eds) | ALLEN & UNWIN 2000 |
| Readings | The new urban frontier: urbanization and city building in Australasia and the American West, | Recommended | Frost, L. | NSW UNIVERSITY PRESS. 1991 |
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorTrevor Budge
Class requirements
Lecture
Week:
10
-
22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via blended.
WorkShop
Week:
10
-
22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Reflective assessment on fieldwork (500 words) | 10 | |
| Short opinion piece (equivalent to 400 words) | 5 | |
| an illustrated classroom presentation and leading a classroom discussion | 15 | |
| compilation of a scrapbook of relevant articles and commentary | 10 | |
| group work practical design workshop exercise | 10 | |
| one 1,000-word essay | 20 | |
| two tests - both 30 minutes, the first worth 10% and the second worth 20% | 30 |