Area: | Department of Urban and Regional Planning |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Aims to develop an understanding of planning as a function of the state, and the impact of political and economic change on the development and interpretation of plans. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this unit students will have developed an understanding of federation and the division of powers between federal and state governments. Gained understanding of the development of planning law and the establishment of local government and its planning powers. Developed knowledge of the role of the judiciary in interpreting laws, the operation of local government, and the implementation of planning law by state and local government. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (1900) Commonwealth. Gleeson, B. and Low, N. (2000). Australian Urban Planning, New Challenges, New Agendas. New South Wales, Allen and Unwin. Jaensch, D. (1992). The Politics of Australia. Melbourne, Macmillan. Rose, N. (1999). Powers of Freedom Reframing Political Thought. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Participation 10%, Parliament assignment 20%, Tutorial presentation 20%, Class test 20%, Examination 30%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 40100 Architecture and Urban Environment (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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