12755 (v.3) Governance 111

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.

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.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

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.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Participation 10%, Parliament assignment 20%, Tutorial presentation 20%, Class test 20%, Examination 30%. This is a grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y