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Building Resilient Settlements (ABPL90320)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
November
Alan March: alanpm@unimelb.edu.au
Andrea Rawluk: andrea.rawluk@unimelb.edu.au
Ted Chen: ted.chen@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject explores the notion of resilience and its application to the planning, design and management of urban settlements at various scales. The notion of resilience is related to the capacity of systems to adapt to disruptions without them changing to entirely different states, which in the case of human settlements often results in catastrophic consequences for the inhabitants. The subject will explore approaches for enhancing existing settlements, as well as creating new ones, to be better prepared to confront future environmental changes, both predicted and unpredicted, as they occur, with a focus on changes associated with climate change, such as increasing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, as well as more gradual changes, such as rising sea levels. Students will explore ways of decreasing the vulnerability of urban settlements to these types of risks and while at the same time promoting sustainable development through planning and design interventions.
Intended learning outcomes
- To encourage students to identify and engage critically with issues associated with making human settlements more resilient in the face of both predicted and unpredicted climate change.
- To stimulate creative thinking and problem solving through the application of planning, design and management processes with regard to creating resilient human settlements with the aim of protecting communities to various types of environmental changes and associated risks.
Generic skills
- Link climate change to urban outcomes and measures to mitigate and manage change
- Critical evaluation of the potential for reducing environmental harm
- Policy analysis and writing
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students have knowledge of urban sustainability issues and some understanding of the processes and possible implications of climate change.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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An online test
| On day two-at the close of the symposium | 10% |
A 2,000 word report developed by a 4-person group (equivalent to 1000 words per student)
| End of first week of teaching | 25% |
Presentation by a 4-person group
| End of first week of teaching | 5% |
Individual student essay or design. Due last day of teaching
| End of the teaching period | 60% |
Additional details
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- November
Principal coordinator Alan March Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 16 November 2020 Pre teaching requirements Reading materials will be provided. A significant amount of reading will be required during the pre-teaching period. Teaching period 23 November 2020 to 4 December 2020 Last self-enrol date 17 November 2020 Census date 27 November 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 29 November 2020 Assessment period ends 6 December 2020 November contact information
Alan March: alanpm@unimelb.edu.au
Andrea Rawluk: andrea.rawluk@unimelb.edu.au
Ted Chen: ted.chen@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Quota = 85
This subject has an automated quota. Your enrolment confirms your space in this subject. If you choose to withdraw from this subject you will be forfeiting your space and may be unable to enrol again. Please check the Handbook for more information. For detailed information on quota subjects and due dates, please refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage.
Selection Criteria: selection will be run on a first-come, first-served basis.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations:
Melbourne School of Design multidisciplinary elective subjects
Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022