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James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2022

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EV5001 - Environmental and Regional Planning

Credit points:03
Year:2022
Student Contribution Band:Band 2
Prerequisites:Acceptance into postgraduate program or permission of HoS
Administered by:College of Science and Engineering (pre 2023 PCS)

Subject Description

    This subject focuses on the concepts and processes of environmental and regional planning and design. Human perceptions of environments, community participation and the process of designing/planning for an acceptable balance between human use and physical environment are part of this focus.

Learning Outcomes

  • define the main principles and theories of sustainable environmental and regional planning
  • critically review and analyse planning policy, project and practice
  • employ knowledge of broader environmental and regional policy and produce basic environmental plans

Subject Assessment

  • Participation > Class participation - (10%) - Individual
  • Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (50%) - Individual
  • Group project (presentation and group report) - (40%) - Group

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  EV3001

Availabilities

Cairns, Study Period 1, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 24 Mar 2022
Study Period Dates:Monday, 21 Feb 2022 to Friday, 17 Jun 2022
Coordinator(s):
DR Zoe Wang
Lecturer(s):
DR Zoe Wang
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 26 Hours - Lectures (didactic or interactive)
  • 24 Hours - Practicals

JCU Singapore, Study Period 52, Internal (not available in 2022)

Usually available in odd-numbered years.

Census date:Thursday, 04 Aug 2022
Study Period Dates:Monday, 11 Jul 2022 to Friday, 14 Oct 2022
Staff:No staff allocated; see "This Subject In Other Years".
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 48 Hours - Other - Combined teaching and fieldwork

Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 24 Mar 2022
Study Period Dates:Monday, 21 Feb 2022 to Friday, 17 Jun 2022
Coordinator(s):
DR Zoe Wang
Lecturer(s):
DR Zoe Wang
Professor David King
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 26 Hours - Lectures (didactic or interactive)
  • 24 Hours - Practicals

Study Period 1, External

Census date:Thursday, 24 Mar 2022
Study Period Dates:Monday, 21 Feb 2022 to Friday, 17 Jun 2022
Coordinator(s):
DR Zoe Wang
Lecturer(s):
DR Zoe Wang
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 26 Hours - Online interactive lectures
  • 24 Hours - Online workshops
Method of delivery:Online - JCU