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James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023

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EV5001 - Environmental and Regional Planning

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

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 Nguma-bada, Study Period 1, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 23 Mar 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 20 Feb 2023 to Friday, 16 Jun 2023
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
  • 24 Hours - Workshops

JCU Singapore, Study Period 53, Internal (not available in 2023)

Usually available in even-numbered years.

Census date:Thursday, 30 Nov 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 06 Nov 2023 to Saturday, 27 Jan 2024
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 - was Other - Combined teaching and fieldwork

Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 1, External

Census date:Thursday, 23 Mar 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 20 Feb 2023 to Friday, 16 Jun 2023
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 activity
  • 24 Hours - Online Workshops
Method of delivery:Online - JCU

Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 1, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 23 Mar 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 20 Feb 2023 to Friday, 16 Jun 2023
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
  • 24 Hours - Workshops