Overview
Geographical theories and approaches to issues and practices in contemporary urban policy and planning, drawing on global and New Zealand experiences.
Cities and towns are experiencing rapid change and need to respond to global challenges such as: climate change, changing economic and development realities, housing shortages, population ageing and social stresses.
This course examines global and New Zealand evidence of these challenges and how, in our contemporary era, with its focus on sustainable development, urban planners are responding. Examining contextual theories and applied strategic interventions will be discussed in parallel and students will engage in a group project examining a real-world urban development issue.
About this paper
| Paper title | Urban Theory and Practice |
|---|---|
| Subject | Geography |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,627.83 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- GEOG 557
- Eligibility
Admission to post-graduate studies at the University. There are no specific course pre-requisites.
- Contact
- geography@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Prof Etienne Nel
Alan Matheson
- Paper Structure
The course will cover the following core themes:
- Urban development
- Spatial Planning
- City Development Strategies
- Indigenous Planning
- Greening the city and climate change
- Teaching Arrangements
The course will be based on:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- A field trip
- A group-based research project
- Textbooks
There is no specific textbook. Students will be referred to library material and on-line resources in very session.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Environmental literacy, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able:
- To demonstrate a critical understanding of key urban theories, discourses and practices.
- To identify and evaluate decision making processes and policy options for improving the urban environment.
- To collect, analyse and present secondary information in a scholarly manner.
- Assessment details
This paper is 100% internally assessed.
Overview
Geographical theories and approaches to issues and practices in contemporary urban policy and planning, drawing on global and New Zealand experiences.
Cities and towns are experiencing rapid change and need to respond to global challenges such as: climate change, changing economic and development realities, housing shortages, population ageing and social stresses.
This course examines global and New Zealand evidence of these challenges and how, in our contemporary era, with its focus on sustainable development, urban planners are responding. Examining contextual theories and applied strategic interventions will be discussed in parallel and students will engage in a group project examining a real-world urban development issue.
About this paper
| Paper title | Urban Theory and Practice |
|---|---|
| Subject | Geography |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- GEOG 557
- Eligibility
Admission to post-graduate studies at the University of Otago. There are no specific course prerequisites.
- Contact
- geography@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Professor Etienne Nel
Alan Matheson
- Paper Structure
The course will cover the following core themes:
- Urban development
- Spatial Planning
- City Development Strategies
- Indigenous Planning
- Greening the city and climate change
- Teaching Arrangements
The course will be based on:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- A field trip
- A group-based research project
- Textbooks
There is no specific textbook. Students will be referred to library material and online resources in every session.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Environmental literacy, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will:
- Have developed an appreciation of the complexity of evolving processes of urban transformation–in economic, social, cultural, physical and political terms.
- Be able to recognise the plurality of histories and meanings in the production and experience of the urban landscape in different places and the impact of these and other processes on urban development both in a general sense and through local evidence.
- Be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of key urban theories, discourses and practices and their impacts.
- Be able to identify and evaluate decision-making processes and policy options for improving the urban environment.
- Be able to collect, analyse and present secondary information in a scholarly manner.
- Assessment details
This paper is 100% internally assessed.