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Urban Ecology,Design and Planning

ARCH9080

This unit will introduce the conceptual bases for sustainable development and explore how principles of sustainability can be introduced into land use planning and urban design, including environmental management and multi-criteria evaluation methodologies in three modules:Module 1 will examine the evolution of urban areas in relation to their biophysical setting using the Sydney metropolitan area as a case study. This will lead to an understanding and appreciation of the urban ecology of the city in terms of the flows of materials, resources and energy, and the challenges presented by climate change and peak oil.Module 2 will introduce principles of sustainability and the history and development of concepts of urban sustainability.Module 3 will introduce methods and frameworks for evaluating and measuring sustainability.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Postgraduate

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 2, 9

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: ARCH9080

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: No

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