AUSTRALIAN CITIES AND REGIONS
SOC2ACR
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Most Australians live in the suburbs of the metropolitan cities yet most of the wealth created and the national myths originate in the rural regions. In this subject we will offer a critical, historical and comparative overview of the development of Australian cities and their regions into the twenty-first century. The core case study of the Melbourne city and North Central Victorian region is exemplary of the issues, themes and challenges facing all Australian cities and regions today. The role of a large metropolis as a globally connected centre contrasts with the peripheral location of the production of resources and cultural imaginings, yet the paths of these locations have diverged. Resource management, cultural and economic development, liveability and sustainability, increased mobility, and heritage and technological innovations are bringing these regions back together.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorTrevor Hogan
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Core subject in Bachelor of Urban, Rural and Environmental Planning. Attendance at field trips is compulsory.
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Fluid city: transforming Melbourne's urban waterfront | Recommended | Dovey, K 2005 | UNIVERSITY OF NSW PRESS |
| Readings | Framing places: mediating power in built form | Recommended | Dovey, K 2009 | 2ND EDN, ROUTLEDGE |
| Readings | Lifeboat Cities | Recommended | Gleeson, Brendan 2010 | UNSW PRESS |
| Readings | Tracking rural change: community, policy and technology in Australia, New Zealand and Europe | Recommended | Merlan, F and Raffert, D (eds) 2009 | ANU PRESS |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Ability to articulate issues drawn from a range of academic, observed and media sources to explore the interplay of economic, martial and cultural change in ACR
- Activities:
- Essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness (Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving (Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing (Writing)
02. Development of a cultural awareness and analysis of contemporary issues of social and cultural change in Australian Cities and Regions
- Activities:
- All aspects of assessment process: Readings, field trips and field trip reports, essays
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking (Speaking)
- Writing (Writing)
- Life-Long Learning (Life-Long Learning)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness (Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research (Inquiry/ Research)
03. Development of skills in field-based social research and learning
- Activities:
- Field trips and field trip workshops : Includes individual and group interviews, land and townscape observation; report writing; document collecting; literature and web searching; workshop discussions in small groups and whole plenary
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research (Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing (Writing)
- Speaking (Speaking)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness (Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking)
- Life-Long Learning (Life-Long Learning)
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