ASIA-PACIFIC CITIES
SOC3APC
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The majority of humankind now live in cities, and these cities are bigger and more complex than in any previous historical epoch. The twenty-first century is the Asia-Pacific era and the cities of the region are the urban imaginaries and techno-industrial engines of the world. A critical understanding of these cities, from LA to Vancouver, Tokyo to Seoul, Beijing to Shanghai, Delhi to Mumbai, Hong Kong to Singapore, Bangkok to Manila, also informs the spatial, built form, technological and cultural possibilities of Australian cities. In this subject students explore urban challenges and innovation in contemporary cities of the Asia-Pacific. It is designed to be of interest to all social science students but with immediate utility to international development and planning students. It has a strong emphasis on evaluating policy and programs for making mega-urban regions sustainable and liveable in the twenty-first century.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Trevor Hogan
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: SOC2APC
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
Learning resources
The State of Asian Pacific Cities
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: UN-Habitat and UNESCAP
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: UN-Habitat and UNESCAP
ISBN: N/A
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Other description: N/A
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Worlding Cities: asian experimentsand the art of being global
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Roy, A and Ong, A
Year: 2011
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Blackwell
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Urban future 21
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Hall, P and Pfeiffer, U
Year: 2000
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: E & F SPON PRESS
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
The city in Southeast Asia: patterns, processes, policy
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Rimmer, Peter J and Dick, HW
Year: 2008
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: NUS PRESS
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: 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
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Trevor Hogan
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 individual class exercises (1200 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
Individual research essay (1600 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO4 |
Group synthesis report and presentation (1200 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Trevor Hogan
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 individual class exercises (1200 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
Individual research essay (1600 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO4 |
Group synthesis report and presentation (1200 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3 |