|
| |
307893 (v.1) Planning for Housing 211
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: | An appreciation of the social and economic dynamics underpinning housing policy and the housing market in general. Develops the capacity of students to undertake housing research related to the development of stategic planning instruments. |
| |
Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this unit students will have developed the capacity to undertake housing research related to the development of strategic planning instruments through - an introduction to housing studies and their relevance for planners, housing projections versus current socio-economic trends, a study of social housing; and the development of housing strategies for 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: | Berry, M., Dalton, T., Engles, B. and Whiting, K., (1999). Falling Out of Home Ownership: Mortgage Arrears and Defaults in Australia - Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (RMIT). Queensland, University of Queensland Press. Urban Policy andResearch, (1994). Forum Special - Spatial Inequality and Locational Disadvantage: New Perspectives on an Old Debate, in Urban Policy and Research, Volume 12, Number 3, pp 180-199. Stilwell, F., (1993). Reshaping Australia: Urban Problems and Policies.Marricville, Pluto Press. Yates, J., and Wulff, M. , eds., (1999). Australian Housing Choices.Queensland, University of Queensland Press for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Insitute. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
| |
Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Participation 10%, Tutorial assignment 20%, Housing policy essay 40%, Examination 30%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 40100 Architecture and Urban Environment (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
|
Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
|
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 |
|
Click here for a printable version of this page
|
|
|
|
