Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Volume 4 page 48)
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Note: It is envisaged that lectures in 705-410 and 705-430 will be contiguous with 705-482 Economic Assessment for the first half of Semester, and will then separate to undertake specific urban and landscape project evaluations, respectively, with assistance of special guest lecturers.
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: (to be advised)
Contact: Three hours of lectures and tutorials a week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the subject students should be able to demonstrate:
- an understanding of the main economic principles used to evaluate environmental problems in landscape and natural resources management, especially for public decision-making;
- a broad understanding of relevant theory and practice underpinning economic valuation techniques in environmental planning and assessment;
- an awareness of the scope and limitations of the main economic valuation methods relevant in landscape planning, and also of alternative approaches to appraisal of economic and social values (including plan-generation and options evaluation procedures).
Content:
Environmental economic concepts and social choice mechanisms. Brief review of microeconomics and analytical welfare economics relevant to environmental policy and evaluation. The scope and limitations of of landscape and environmental valuation methods (economic, social, judgemental); their use in benefit-cost analysis and related project evaluation techniques, and applications to environmental and resource management. Some issues arising in reconciling economic, environmental, social, aesthetic, and scientific values. The role of community consultation and alternative evaluation approaches (expert systems, artificial intelligence); and review of effectiveness of economic and non-economic valuation approaches in resolving conflicts in decision-making.
Assessment:
Written assignments and individual presentations equivalent to not more than 6,000 words.
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Note: Lectures in 705-630 will be contiguous with 705-482 Economic Assessment for the first half of the Semester, and will then separate to undertake specific landscape project evaluation tasks, with the assistance of a guest lecturer.
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: To be advised.
Contact: Three hours of lectures and tutorials a week. throughout one semester.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the subject students should be able to demonstrate:
- an understanding of the main economic principles used to evaluate environmental problems in landscape projects, and as a guide in public decision-making to resolve conflicts in natural resource use;
- a broad understanding of relevant theory and practice underpinning economic valuation techniques in environmental planning and assessment;
- an awareness of the scope and limitations of the main economic valuation methods relevant to landscape planning, and also of alternative approaches to appraisal of economic and social values (including plan-generation and options evaluation procedures).
Content:
Lectures on environmental economic concepts, valuation methods, and social choice mechanisms. Brief review of microeconomics and analytical welfare economics relevant to environmental policy and evaluation. The scope and limitations of of landscape and environmental valuation methods (economic, social, aesthetic and judgemental); their use in benefit-cost analysis and related project evaluation techniques, and applications to environmental and natural resource management. Some issues arising in measuring and reconciling economic, environmental, social, aesthetic, and scientific values. The role of community consultation and alternative evaluation approaches (expert systems, artificial intelligence); a review of the effectiveness of economic and non-economic valuation approaches in resolving conflicts in decision-making.
Assessment:
A mid-semester take-home test and written assignments and individual presentations equivalent to not more than 7500 words.
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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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Copyright © University of Melbourne 1995,1996.