SRA742 - Urban Perspectives

Unit details

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Enrolment modes:(S, X)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Unit chair:

J Rollo

Incompatible with: SRA442
Contact hours: 1 x 1 hour lecture, 1 x 2 hour seminar per week

Note:

Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications.

Content

This unit is the study of ideas, forces and processes affecting the planning and making of cities. It includes the history and ideology of town planning, various processes for the generation of urban form and management of city functions and its design, taking into consideration both the physical and cultural contexts in the making of urban form. Principal topics include the built form of the city, the notion of the 'good' city, and the relationships between built form, culture and space.

Assessment

Exercises 30%, assignment 30%, essay 40%

Unit Fee Information

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