GEOG402-15S1 (C) Semester One 2015

Sustainable Urban Development

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2015
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2015

Description

This course explores the contemporary and pressing issue of sustainable urban development, in the context both of the western world and the developing world. The course focuses on geographical issues related to urban planning for resource use and infrastructure development, including energy use, transport networks and housing development. The course includes an applied and practical element, conducted in collaboration with local government officials.

This course examines the theory and practice of sustainable urban development. How to manage cities sustainably is one of the main challenges in all parts of the world, and the more so in Christchurch in the context of post earthquake recovery. The course has a different theme each year, and in 2015 this will be ‘Urban Placemaking’. Placemaking is the intention of creating public spaces that promote people's health, happiness, and well-being, and are friendly not just for the mobile majority but also for children, pedestrians and older people. In the two previous years, we have looked at biophilic cities and at the central city rebuild.

The course uses problem-based learning, combined with elements of service-learning, i.e. research delivery through community engagement focused. The research project is formulated in conjunction with urban management and community agencies. From the course you will: develop an appreciation and understanding of key urban issues, reflect on how to use critically concepts of ‘place’, ‘community’ and ‘nature’ in urban landscapes, and to understand the value and importance of geographical processes in urban research.

Prerequisites

Entry subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

GEOG446

Course Coordinators

Simon Kingham and Eric Pawson

Assessment

Geog 402 contains the following pieces of assessment

Review essay 20%
Research project 60% (presentation 15 and report 45)
Reflective journal 20%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,833.00

* 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 on the departments and faculties page .

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