Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Volume 4 page 48)
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Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Professor David Yencken.
Contact: Lectures, seminars and practical work totalling about four contact hours a week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
- To introduce students to the basic elements of residential land development;
- To show the social, environmental and economic implications of different forms of land development;
- To introduce students to theories of suburbia;
- To illustrate the links between land development and transport systems;
- To introduce students to concepts of traffic calming, pedestrian systems and alternative transport uses.
At the conclusion of the subject students should have a general understanding of key issues related to land development and transport planning and more detailed understanding of the process of residential development.
Content:
Typology and uses of allotments, houses, streets and open space; development and subdivision; alternative forms of subdivision; residential density and the nature of suburbia; studies and theories about suburbia (gender studies, privacy and community, the sociology of the street); transport systems and the street (traffic networks, freight, public transport, bicycles, pedestrians); traffic calming; energy and pollution implications of alternative transport systems; accessibility and social justice; urban form and car dependency; mathematical techniques appropriate to the subject content; implications for development planning and subdivision design.
Assessment:
Written and practical assignments equivalent to not more than 5,000 words.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Volume 4 page 48)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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