Environmental land use planning
Associate Professor Kevin O'Connor
8 points
* 2 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
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Prerequisites: Consent of subject coordinator
Objectives The aim of this course is to provide a graduate level introduction to the background, practice and issues in modern environmental planning. The particular emphasis of the course is urban; that emphasis stems from a judgement that the urban context contains many major environmental problems. The precise focus is upon ways of tackling environmental problems in metropolitan areas, though the approaches analysed could be applied to other contexts. Satisfactory completion of the course will require demonstration that students can describe the evolution of the planning system; can demonstrate the way the planning strategies are applied to particular problems; and can apply the broad principles of the course to a smaller planning issue.
Synopsis This subject examines the theory and practice of planning, especially as applied to metropolitan areas. It explores the evaluation of planning, and recent forces shaping metropolitan regions before analysing approaches to environmental planning. The approaches include statutory planning, pricing mechanisms and design. Much of the course relates to planning issues in Melbourne.
Assessment Project (4000 words): 50%
* Book review (1000 words): 20%
* Take-home examination (3000 words): 30%
Recommended texts
Hall P Cities of tomorrow Blackwell, 1990
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