Overview
An examination of theoretical concepts, debates and worldviews relevant to envisaging ‘just’ urban sustainability, based on comparative analyses of city transformations led by Indigenous, environmental and/or equity imperatives.
About this paper
| Paper title | Envisioning Sustainable Cities |
|---|---|
| Subject | Geography |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,318.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- GEOG 102 or 108 points
- Restriction
- GEOG 384
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Science
- Contact
- geography@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information about GEOG 215
- Teaching staff
Course Coordinator: Professor Michelle Thompson-Fawcett
- Paper Structure
Lectures: The mode of teaching is based primarily on lectures. However, active student involvement in class, small group discussions and brainstorming sessions will be encouraged.
Tutorials: There is a tutorial programme that runs on alternate weeks of the semester. The purpose of the tutorials is to engage in discussion and debate about the readings with your peers, learning with and from each other.
- Teaching Arrangements
Two lectures per week and a series of tutorials scheduled in alternate weeks over the 13 weeks of the semester.
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper. Suggested readings will be identified.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper are expected to be able:
- To demonstrate a critical understanding and evaluation of
- Some of the major concerns with regard to urban issues, outcomes and processes
- Various urban planning theories and associated discourses and practices
- Some key principles and concepts that underpin urban visions and urban transformations
- To search for, retrieve and reference analytical information about urban transformation through use of academic and popular literature available in print and through online sources
- To demonstrate a critical understanding and evaluation of
- Assessment details
Assessment is 50% internal (on-going during the semester) and 50% external (final examination).
Overview
An examination of theoretical concepts, debates and worldviews relevant to envisaging ‘just’ urban sustainability, based on comparative analyses of city transformations led by Indigenous, environmental and/or equity imperatives.
About this paper
| Paper title | Envisioning Sustainable Cities |
|---|---|
| Subject | Geography |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (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. |
- Prerequisite
- GEOG 102 or 108 points
- Restriction
- GEOG 384
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Science
- Contact
- geography@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator: Professor Michelle Thompson-Fawcett
- Paper Structure
Lectures: The mode of teaching is based primarily on lectures. However, active student involvement in class, small group discussions and brainstorming sessions will be encouraged.
Seminars: There is a student seminar programme that runs on alternate weeks of the semester. The purpose of the seminars is to engage in discussion and debate about the readings with your peers, learning with and from each other.
- Teaching Arrangements
Two lectures per week and a series of tutorials scheduled in alternate weeks over the 12 weeks of the semester.
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper. Suggested readings will be identified.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper are expected to be able:
- To demonstrate a critical understanding and evaluation of
- Some of the major concerns with regard to urban issues, outcomes and processes
- Various urban planning theories and associated discourses and practices
- Some key principles and concepts that underpin urban visions and urban transformations
- To search for, retrieve and reference analytical information about urban transformation through use of academic and popular literature available in print and through online sources
- To demonstrate a critical understanding and evaluation of
- Assessment details
Assessment is 50% internal (on-going during the semester) and 50% external (final examination).