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BADP2005: City Design and Urban Ecology
2024 unit information
Global change and population growth present significant challenges to the resilience of urban landscapes. Planning and design of urban development is the most powerful tool to meet these challenges. This unit of study provides students with an understanding of the principles and practices of sustainable urban development and the legacy of design at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Students will develop a toolbox for embedding ecological and physical principles in urban design to maximise the functionality of green infrastructure for a range of purposes. This unit will provide an understanding of the interacting physical processes between urbanisation and the local environment as well as issues in global sustainability such as certification of materials and utility of urban land use types. At the completion of this unit, students will be able to articulate the principles of sustainable design within the context of social, political and economic constraints at a range of spatial/temporal scales. Students will develop conscientious approaches to improve the sustainability and resilience of domestic and international urban landscapes.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Urban and Regional Planning and Policy
| Code | BADP2005 |
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| Academic unit | Urban and Regional Planning and Policy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points of 1000-level units including DAAE1001 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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It will be assumed that students have a basic awareness of social, environmental and political circumstances surrounding climate change, urban development and the concepts of sustainability |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Describe the interrelatedness between cities and ecosystem services at a range of spatial and temporal scales
- LO2. Evaluate urban planning and design decisions against the principle of interrelatedness, drawing from both academic and practice-based evidence.
- LO3. Apply, at different spatial scales, urban design concepts which incorporate beneficial ecological outcomes to improve urban liveability
- LO4. Identify and describe the influence, role, responsibilities of urban professionals in city design using an urban ecology lens.
- LO5. Demonstrate your developing presentation skills including written, oral and visual.
- LO6. Assess your own learning in this unit by utilising reflection.
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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