EV5001 - Environmental and Regional Planning
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2015 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2
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Administered by: |
College of Marine & Environmental Sciences |
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
- specialised working knowledge and advanced comprehension of the main principles of
sustainable development including environmental, regional and resource planning;
- the ability to critically review, analyse and evaluate planning documents (eg. site
plans and management plans);
- the ability to produce reports that apply knowledge of broader environmental and regional
policy;
- the ability to select, organise and consolidate complex information based upon advanced
comprehension of a body of specialised knowledge and theoretical concepts and to communicate
it effectively, accurately, coherently and creatively to varying audiences;
- the ability to exercise critical thinking and high level independent judgement in
undertaking various components of the planning process (eg. planning objectives, environmental
assessments, community involvement, report writing).
Prerequisites: |
Acceptance into postgraduate program or permission of HoS |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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EV3001 and GE3602 and GE5602 and TG4601 and TG5601 |
Availabilities
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Cairns,
Limited,
Study Period 1
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Census Date 26-Mar-2015 |
Face to face teaching
20-Mar-2015 to 23-Mar-2015
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Coordinator: |
Dr Sharon Harwood |
Lecturers:
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Ms Leanne Shillitoe, Ms Nikki Huddy. |
Workload expectations: |
- 16 hours - on line delivery
- 32 hours fieldwork
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Assessment: |
other exams (30%); quizzes or tests (20%); field trip based project (50%). |
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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.