pla5car cities and regions planning, development and management

CITIES AND REGIONS: PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

PLA5CAR

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The subject explores planning, development and management aspects of cities and regions, drawing upon insights from planning history, urban development, transportation planning, geography, economics, sociology, demography, and political science. Special attention is paid to theories and concepts that can be applied by urban planners to improve the economic performance, quality of life and social equity of urban areas. Topics covered include the origin and development of cities, regionalism, historical and contemporary theories of urbanisation, economic development policies and strategies for settlements, regional economic policies, transport planning, mobility, regional development planning, globalization, urban poverty, and problems of regional governance

SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorMelissa Kennedy

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters

Exchange StudentsNo

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesN/A

Capstone subjectNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites Must be enrolled any HUSS School postgraduate degree or subject coordinators approval

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsPLA4CAR

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Develop capacity to generate strategic development options at regional and local level

02. Describe and analyse contemporary and historical social-economic, environmental characteristics of cities and regions and their related issues in planning practice.

03. Develop and analyse the spatial consequences of macro economic policies

Subject options

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Bendigo, 2020, Week 14-26, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorMelissa Kennedy

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 14 - 19
Five 7.00 hours seminar other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 14 to week 19 and delivered via face-to-face.
May include fieldtrips.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
2,000 word report/reflection This will be early stages of subject	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO2
Essay (3,500 words) This is a final essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO3
Presentation (500 words and images) In later weeks' session(s)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO1