17911 Structure Planning
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 17902 Sustainable Urban Development AND 17905 Urban Analytics
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Description
This subject is project-based. It is designed to develop students' skills in planning larger scale urban developments on Greenfield sites. Students develop a thorough understanding of the aims and methods of structure planning. Students use background information about the existing community profile, environmental conditions, infrastructure and services, land use and density controls, transport networks, ecological characteristics, social characteristics and planning policies for a project site, to develop an analysis of site constraints and opportunities. Finally, they prepare a high-level Structure Plan for the site, identifying proposed land use zones, transport networks, urban facilities and social and green infrastructure. This subject focuses on developing students' competencies to comprehend and apply distinct development considerations for Greenfield sites and to formulate sustainable and strategic planning solutions.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
| 1. | Evaluate urban and environmental contexts as the basis for strategic proposals |
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| 2. | Develop effective communication strategies |
| 3. | Articulate planner’s ethical responsibility to meet the needs of current and future residents |
| 4. | Determine forecast needs and propose strategies to satisfy them |
| 5. | Critically evaluate site constraints and opportunities |
| 6. | Develop structure plans that respond to physical, environmental, economic and social constraints and opportunities and reflect metropolitan and regional planning parameters |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Communicate with people with a wide variety of cultural, social, economic, and political perspectives and interests using verbal, written, and visual media (C.2)
- Develop creative solutions to complex problems based on research and evaluation (I.1)
- Investigate strategically the future of cities and regions and identify the drivers of change (P.1)
- Apply a wide array of analytic tools (which may include spreadsheets, geographic information software, three-dimensional simulations, or negotiation tools) to determine constraints and opportunities (P.3)
- Prepare and critique plans and design solutions based on a broad understanding of urban and regional and environmental dynamics, and analyse (and develop) alternatives (P.4)
- Explore the principles of environmental, economic and social sustainability and apply them to analysing and developing plans and design solutions (P.7)
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The term CAPRI is used for the five Design, Architecture and Building faculty graduate attribute categories where:
C = communication and groupwork
A = attitudes and values
P = practical and professional
R = research and critique
I = innovation and creativity.
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs) are linked to these categories using codes (e.g. C-1, A-3, P-4, etc.).
Teaching and learning strategies
This subject is taught fully online. Each week is self-paced through the learning management system. You are
expected to complete a range of different learning activities throughout the week. Activities provide opportunities to
learn, apply, and discuss the knowledge gained in a practical manner. Feedback is provided from both peers and
teaching staff throughout the activities. You are encouraged to actively provide feedback and interact with staff and
students in the exercises and on the discussions board(s). Online Zoom sessions will be held regularly throughout the
subject to allow you to interact with staff and students, ask questions and receive clarification and formative feedback
on your assigments.
Content (topics)
1. Structure Planning and Greenfield Development
2. Context and Site Analysis
3. Future Growth Analysis
4. Design of Green Infrastructure, Transport and Mobility, and Bulk Infrastructure
5. Design of Housing, Employment and Activity Centres
6. Design of Social Infrastructure
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Multi-choice questionnaire on the fundamentals of structure planning and greenfield development
| Intent: | This assignment aims to test students understanding of the fundamentals of structure planning and greenfield development in a multi-choice online questionnaire. |
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 3 and 6 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): I.1, P.1 and P.4 |
| Type: | Quiz/test |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 15% |
Assessment task 2: Context Analysis, Site Analysis and Future Growth Analysis for a greenfield development project
| Intent: | As a studio-based subject, students will conduct a context analysis, site analysis and future growth analysis based on a real-life case study. |
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): C.2, I.1, P.1, P.3 and P.4 |
| Type: | Report |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 40% |
| Length: | 1500 words (+/- 10%) |
Assessment task 3: Structure Plan for a greenfield development project
| Intent: | As a studio-based subject, students will develop a structure plan displaying the design of different types of infrastructure and land uses based on a real-life case study. This design should respond and be sustained by the context, future growth, and site analysis. |
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 2, 3 and 6 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): C.2, I.1, P.3, P.4 and P.7 |
| Type: | Design/drawing/plan/sketch |
| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 45% |
| Length: | 1500 words (+/- 10%) |
Minimum requirements
Students must achieve at least 50% of the subject’s total mark.