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DAAE1002: Introduction to Australian Urbanism
2025 unit information
This unit of study introduces students to the foundational role land plays in urban development in Australia. This includes studying land management and city development over time. Students examine the evolution of the built environment professions in Australia in relation to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal land knowledge, law and practice. On the successful completion of this unit of study, students will demonstrate an understanding of: different land management and city building practices; how built environment practices and city making dispossessed Aboriginal people of their land; and the implications of this city building history for contemporary built environment policy and practice in Australia.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Urban and Regional Planning and Policy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. 1. At the end of this unit, students will be able to describe the evolution of the built environment professions in Australia.
- LO2. 2. At the end of this unit, students will be able to identify different land management and city building practices.
- LO3. 3. At the end of this unit, students will be able to compare Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal land knowledge, law and practice.
- LO4. 4. At the end of this unit, students will be able to describe how built environment practices and city making dispossessed Aboriginal people of their land.
- LO5. 5. At the end of this unit, students will be able to discuss the contemporary urban environment as a complex contact zone of different land knowledge systems and practice.
- LO6. 6. At the end of this unit, students will be able to discuss the implications of Australia’s city building history for contemporary built environment policy and practice.
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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