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EV5001 - Environmental and Regional Planning

[Offered in odd-numbered years in JCU Singapore. ]

Credit points: 3
Year: 2022
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: College of Science and Engineering

This subject focuses on the concepts and processes of environmental and regional planning and design. Human perceptions of environments, community participation and the process of designing/planning for an acceptable balance between human use and physical environment are part of this focus.

Learning Outcomes

  • define the main principles and theories of sustainable environmental and regional planning;
  • critically review and analyse planning policy, project and practice;
  • employ knowledge of broader environmental and regional policy and produce basic environmental plans.

Subject Assessment

  • Participation > Class participation - (10%) - Individual
  • Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (50%) - Individual
  • Group project (presentation and group report) - (40%) - Group.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into postgraduate program or permission of HoS
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations: 		EV3001

Availabilities
Cairns, Study Period 1, Internal
Census Date 24-Mar-2022
Coord/Lect: Dr Zoe Wang.
Workload expectations:

The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.

  • 26 hours lectures (didactic or interactive)
  • 24 hours practicals
  • assessment and self-directed study

JCU Singapore, Study Period 53, Internal
Census Date 01-Dec-2022
Workload expectations:

The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.

  • 48 hours - Combined teaching and fieldwork
  • assessment and self-directed study

Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal
Census Date 24-Mar-2022
Coordinator: Dr Zoe Wang
Lecturers: Assoc. Professor David King, Dr Zoe Wang.
Workload expectations:

The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.

  • 26 hours lectures (didactic or interactive)
  • 24 hours practicals
  • assessment and self-directed study

Study Period 1, External
Census Date 24-Mar-2022
Coord/Lect: Dr Zoe Wang.
Workload expectations:

The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.

  • 26 hours online interactive lectures
  • 24 hours online workshops
  • assessment and self-directed study
Method of Delivery: Online - JCU

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.