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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
Introduces students to the environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainability, the governance of sustainability, related concepts, issues, problems and solutions, and the remit of professional planning ethics. Students learn about the nature of sustainable planning and related policy prescriptions. Key sustainable planning and urban design models and approaches are investigated. The unit is structured around key sustainable planning themes, including the evolution and complexity of sustainable planning, the role of local government, demographic considerations, planning for sustainable communities, developing sustainability literacy, and the evolution and complexity of ethics in professional planning.
Students engage in problem based learning: an analysis of planning problems, issues and potential solutions.
Unit content
Topic 1: Introduction to unit content and assessment
Topic 2: Evolution of sustainability in planning
Topic 3: Understanding the dimensions of sustainability
Topic 4: Local governance of sustainability
Topic 5: Local council case study
Topic 6: Demographics of sustainability
Topic 7: Sustainable communities
Topic 8: Sustainability literacy
Topic 9: Evolution of ethics in planning
Topic 10: Understanding the dimensions of ethics
Topic 11: Sustainable and ethical futures
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | Demonstrate understanding of the principles of integrated sustainable development and managing natural and built environments. | |||||||
2 | Exhibit understanding of the adoption of professional ethics in the use of planning knowledge, skills and communication. | |||||||
3 | Explain the relationship between environmental, economic and social sustainability and the governance of sustainability. | |||||||
4 | Display familiarity with the trends influencing sustainability and the role of planners in supporting sustainable growth. | |||||||
5 | Discuss the nature of sustainable communities. | |||||||
6 | Discuss emerging issues in sustainable planning and narrate how sustainability can inform planning practice. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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Demonstrate understanding of the principles of integrated sustainable development and managing natural and built environments.
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- GA3:
- GA4:
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Exhibit understanding of the adoption of professional ethics in the use of planning knowledge, skills and communication.
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- GA3:
- GA4:
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Explain the relationship between environmental, economic and social sustainability and the governance of sustainability.
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
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Display familiarity with the trends influencing sustainability and the role of planners in supporting sustainable growth.
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
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Discuss the nature of sustainable communities.
- GA1:
- GA3:
- GA4:
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Discuss emerging issues in sustainable planning and narrate how sustainability can inform planning practice.
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- GA3:
- GA4: