SRD744 - Interactions and Enablers of the Circular City

Year:

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong)
Credit point(s): 2
EFTSL value: 0.250
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

Weeks 1 & 2: 2-hour lecture/week
Weeks 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10: 1-hour seminar/week
Weeks 5, 8, 11: 4-hour workshop/week (combining lectures (invited industry lectures), seminar, and tutorial)

Content

The unit establishes the fundamentals for understanding the agents of dynamic change to achieve Circular Cities framed by the divergent topics and areas of Urban Life, Environmental Systems, and Urban Systems. Specific unit content focuses on how circular economy principles are applied to critical urban challenges including; public space and cultural heritage, green infrastructure and biophilic design, governance and politics, economics and supply chains.

Throughout this unit you are encouraged to engage in critical thinking and problem-solving, examining case studies of circular cities from around the world and evaluating their successes and challenges.

Unit Fee Information

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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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