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Public & Community Finance for Planners

PLAN9074

This unit will cover the elements of public and community finance relevant to planners. The need for this unit has become more significant as planning policies shift from the regulatory towards direct engagement with the financial underpinnings of urban development. The unit will be divided into three modules. The first will cover the basics of business finance, including: the roles of equity and debt, analysing business finance statements (current account, balance sheets etc) and, understanding the role of depreciation, working capital, fixed capital and real estate finance. Students will learn to prepare basic feasibility studies using spreadsheets. The second module will focus on public finance. This will include discussion of the regulation of the banking sector, bonding authority and bonding, public revenue sources including the rating system, and public decision making, including issues of discounting and alternative discount rates. It will also consider the government's roles in financing urban development, (land, infrastructure besides buildings etc) and the related roles of departments and corporatised agencies with implementing public policy and managing urban development.The final module will focus on the financing arrangements between government and private sector agencies, including public-private partnerships and development agreements. It will consider different forms of organizations for undertaking and owning urban development, and examine innovative arrangements drawn from overseas experience and consider their relevance to Australia.Class preparation:12hours each of the two weeks, assessment preparation:40.hours/semester

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Postgraduate

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 109

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: PLAN9074

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes

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