GEOG402-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Sustainable and Resilient Cities

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course explores the contemporary and pressing issue of urban development. The course focuses on geographical issues related to urban planning for resource use and infrastructure, including energy use, transport networks and green development. It includes a focus on the growing need for cities to be resilient to the many challenges they face. The course includes an applied and practical element, conducted in collaboration with local government officials and communities.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Entry subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

GEOG446

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Jack Erskine 443
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 11:00 James Logie 104
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 25 May
Field Trip A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Saturday 09:00 - 13:00 Christchurch/local region
3 Mar - 9 Mar
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 263 Geog/Geol Flexible Learning
26 May - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Earth and Environment Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Reflective journal 20% Formative feedback due Week 5 Summative feedback due Week 12
Individual short essay 30% Due Week 6
Mini-conference presentation (team submission) 20% Due Week 11
Research report (team work) 30% Due Week 12

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,353.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment .

All GEOG402 Occurrences

  • GEOG402-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025