Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

310405 (v.1) The Evolution of the City 514


Area:

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

This unit introduces students with no previous coursework to the concepts of urbanism, urbanity, and the changing form and meaning of the city. Students will examine the forces that have shaped urban form through history, the factors that are influencing urban development decisions today, and how they are likely to change in the future. By tracing the influence of different factors through history, the unit aims to stimulate students to speculate on the challenges of our swiftly changing world and the types of design responses required to meet them.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

040103 Urban Design and Regional Planning

Funding Cluster:

06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

 
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