This unit examines the development approval process which is a major component of environmental planning in a statutory context. The examination will be undertaken from both theoretical and practical perspectives with a focus upon the foundation elements of environmental planning frameworks including stakeholders, assessment methods and professional planning ethics, while considering both administrative and jurisdictional contexts. This highly practical subject pays particular attention to methods of environmental assessment in development control and case studies are employed to relate theory to practice, generating professional planner practice skills for each participant. -- Course Website
Instructor: Ms Adrienne Keane
Prerequisites: Admission to MEnvPlan or MEnvMgt or MEngMgt or MPP or PGDipPP or MEnv