James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2024
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EV5001 - Environmental and Regional Planning
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2024 |
| 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
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (30%) - Individual
- Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (40%) - Individual
- Issue Paper - (30%) - Group & Individual
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, 21 Mar 2024 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 19 Feb 2024 to Friday, 14 Jun 2024 |
| 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.
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JCU Singapore, Trimester 2, Internal (not available in 2024) Usually available in odd-numbered years. | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 13 Jun 2024 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 20 May 2024 to Saturday, 24 Aug 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.
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Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 1, External | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 19 Feb 2024 to Friday, 14 Jun 2024 |
| 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.
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| Method of delivery: | Online - JCU |
Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 19 Feb 2024 to Friday, 14 Jun 2024 |
| 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.
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