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Landscape Studio 5:Sustainable Urbanism

  • ABPL90072
  • Contact Hours: 72 hours: 2 x 3 hours of studios per week.
    Total Time Commitment: 240 hours total
  • 25
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One of the primary themes driving environmental thinking in the first decade of the 21st century is the concept of sustainability. For planners, designers, property specialists and others involved in production of space the principal issue arising from the aim for sustainable cities, landscapes and regions, what is sustainable practice? This studio introduces the fundamental theories about the forms and processes that manifest sustainable environments (issues of urban form; species diversity; energy cycles and flows - materials selection and recycling; place theory)along with those that apply to decision making and implementation over the extended time frames. -- Course Website

Prerequisites: The following subject or equivalent. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ABPL90170 Landscape Studio 4 Strategies Semester 2 25



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