ENVIRONMENTAL REGION STUDIO

PLA5ERS

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The aim of this subject is to develop a comprehensive understanding on the relevance of environmental planning and natural resource management at regional scales to promote environmental, social and economic development. This subject will require planning studio work which will illustrate planning as a process of broader policy framing with a focus on the interaction between statutory, political and community concerns related to water, land, air, biodiversity, energy and/or waste. It will introduce major implementation tools for planning e.g. zoning regulations. The studio exercise promotes innovative thinking towards planning issues. Students will complete a case study of a real life planning process and create a plan for a regional area. Topics covered include planning formulation, delineation of an environmental planning region/growth area, problem framing, analysis, visioning, strategy formulation, principles and context of land use planning, and planning statutes.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Julie Rudner

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in any HUSS School postgraduate degree

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/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. Identify strategic projects for regional natural resource management and create broad spatial policies to address present and future planning matters
02. Identify and apply planning processes that address statutory requirements
03. Critically analyse popular, political and policy debates, and the issues that arise when planning for environmental outcomes.
04. Demonstrate specialist knowledge of regional level integrated environmental planning and ability to translate its relevance to socio-economic and regional development

Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Summer , Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Julie Rudner

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 45 - 0
Five 7.00 hours block mode per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 45 to week 0 and delivered via blended.
Contact comprises face-to-face in Bendigo. It can include local field trips or other areas in Victoria or along the Vic border. Example combinations: 2 day class + 3 day field trip; 2 day class + 2 day field trip + 1 day independent study

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Regional strategic plan (4000 words)This assessment requires students to demonstrate a synthesis of complex issues and development of solutions based on scholarly work and practical learning gained from field trip elements of the subject.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2

Presentation (500 words and images)This assessment provides an update on student project work.

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO2, SILO3

Critical media analysis (1000 words)This assessment helps students identify how environmental issues are framed, debated and planned for within a regional and political context.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO4

Bendigo, 2020, Summer , Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Julie Rudner

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 45 - 0
Five 7.00 hours block mode per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 45 to week 0 and delivered via blended.
Contact comprises face-to-face in Bendigo. It can include local field trips or other areas in Victoria or along the Vic border. Example combinations: 2 day class + 3 day field trip; 2 day class + 2 day field trip + 1 day independent study

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Regional strategic plan (4000 words)This assessment requires students to demonstrate a synthesis of complex issues and development of solutions based on scholarly work and practical learning gained from field trip elements of the subject.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2

Presentation (500 words and images)This assessment provides an update on student project work.

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO2, SILO3

Critical media analysis (1000 words)This assessment helps students identify how environmental issues are framed, debated and planned for within a regional and political context.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Summer , Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Julie Rudner

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 45 - 0
Five 7.00 hours block mode per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 45 to week 0 and delivered via blended.
Contact comprises face-to-face in Bendigo. It can include local field trips or other areas in Victoria or along the Vic border. Example combinations: 2 day class + 3 day field trip; 2 day class + 2 day field trip + 1 day independent study

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Regional strategic plan (4000 words)This assessment requires students to demonstrate a synthesis of complex issues and development of solutions based on scholarly work and practical learning gained from field trip elements of the subject.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2

Presentation (500 words and images)This assessment provides an update on student project work.

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO2, SILO3

Critical media analysis (1000 words)This assessment helps students identify how environmental issues are framed, debated and planned for within a regional and political context.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO4

Mildura, 2020, Summer , Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Julie Rudner

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 45 - 0
Five 7.00 hours block mode per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 45 to week 0 and delivered via blended.
Contact comprises face-to-face in Bendigo. It can include local field trips or other areas in Victoria or along the Vic border. Example combinations: 2 day class + 3 day field trip; 2 day class + 2 day field trip + 1 day independent study

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Regional strategic plan (4000 words)This assessment requires students to demonstrate a synthesis of complex issues and development of solutions based on scholarly work and practical learning gained from field trip elements of the subject.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2

Presentation (500 words and images)This assessment provides an update on student project work.

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO2, SILO3

Critical media analysis (1000 words)This assessment helps students identify how environmental issues are framed, debated and planned for within a regional and political context.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO4

Shepparton, 2020, Summer , Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Julie Rudner

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 45 - 0
Five 7.00 hours block mode per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 45 to week 0 and delivered via blended.
Contact comprises face-to-face in Bendigo. It can include local field trips or other areas in Victoria or along the Vic border. Example combinations: 2 day class + 3 day field trip; 2 day class + 2 day field trip + 1 day independent study

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Regional strategic plan (4000 words)This assessment requires students to demonstrate a synthesis of complex issues and development of solutions based on scholarly work and practical learning gained from field trip elements of the subject.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2

Presentation (500 words and images)This assessment provides an update on student project work.

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO2, SILO3

Critical media analysis (1000 words)This assessment helps students identify how environmental issues are framed, debated and planned for within a regional and political context.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO4