GES2340 - Cities and sustainability
6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate Faculty of Arts
Leader(s): Dr Stephen Legg
Offered
Clayton First semester 2009 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
This unit will interpret the concept of sustainability in the context of cities and urban development.
Objectives
This unit explores the economic, social and environmental dimensions of urban sustainability through issues such as housing, transport, urban development, migration, water and energy consumption, waste disposal, and critically examine their outcomes in terms of social justice, economic and cultural polarization, metropolitan governance, and community and institutional sustainability.
Assessment
Tutorial Presentations and participation : 25%
Essay (1,500) : 30%
Field-trip report (1,000) : 15%
2-hr Written Examination : 30%
Compared to GES2340, the third year (GES3240) essay and field-trip report will require a deeper theoretical discussion and a broader and larger research engagement (e.g. as evident in the text and bibliography).
Contact hours
3 hours (1 hour tutorial and 2 hours lecture) per week
Prerequisites
First year sequence in geography or permission