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GEOS3920: Urban Citizenship and Sustainability (Adv)

2025 unit information

GEOS3920 has the same thematic content as GEOS3520 however with elements taught at an Advanced level

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Science

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Geosciences Academic Operations
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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A mark of 75 or above in (GEOS2X21 or GEOS2X23 or GEOS2X15 or GEOS2X11 or ENVI2X22 or DAAE2012)
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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GEOS3520
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. describe the relationships between cities, citizens, environments, and in/sustainability
  • LO2. define urban metabolism, citizenship, and environmental justice, and describe their relationship to urbanisation
  • LO3. apply your understanding of the relationship between cities, justice, and citizenship to critically reflect on different approaches to urban sustainability
  • LO4. describe contemporary socio-environmental challenges facing cities, and assess different governance frameworks for addressing them
  • LO5. articulate your own preferred concept of sustainability, and be able to justify your position
  • LO6. converse with government officials, activists, and business interests about the topic of sustainability, its potentials and its limits
  • LO7. work effectively in groups, and understand why a group is working well or is not working well
  • LO8. write a report targeted to civil society organisations (as distinct from an academic essay)

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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