15141 Sustainable Development

6cp
Requisite(s): 15121 Urban Analysis
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate

This subject explores the management of the physical environment from the perspective of development impact, concentrating particularly upon ecology, hydrology, geomechanics and climate. By examining the management of these physical parameters, students are able to understand the complexity of environmental carrying capacity, evaluate resource risks and comprehend the application of sound principles of ecologically sustainable development in policy and practice scenarios.

Resource management, environmental law and key policy initiatives are investigated in order to build an understanding of how regulatory frameworks are responding to increasing physical pressures. The management of movement is introduced and considered in order to relate development scale and type to transport provision and, conversely, how and why transport constrains development; more generally, the relationship between transport and sustainable forms of development.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,310.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.