Built and Sustainable Communities
Duration
- 1 Semester
Contact hours
- 5 Hours per Week
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: |
Prerequisites
NilCorequisites
NilAims and objectives
This unit provides a basis for understanding the built environment and the factors impacting on the sustainability of communities. It will focus on concepts related to ecological sustainable development, the planning of urban environments including statutory controls, the relationship of environmental health to the promotion of a sustainable community and the management of disasters and emergencies, encompassing planning, response and recovery.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Discuss the principles of ecologically sustainable development and the application to the built environment
2. Articulate the history and concept of the built environment including the legislative and strategic control of urban environments
3. Examine the health issues related to housing and accommodation and how they are managed
4. Evaluate the environmental hazards arising from the built environment including noise, air, ventilation and waste disposal
5. Examine selected sanitary engineering principles and the ways in which they can be employed to resolve particular problems
6. Articulate the principles of emergency management, including the identification and response to public health issues
Courses with unit
BA-HSC1 – Bachelor of Health ScienceBA-HSC1PROF – Bachelor of Health Science (Professional)
BA-HSCPEH1 Bachelor of Health Science (Public and Environmental Health)
BA-SC2- Bachelor of Science
BA-SC1-Bachelor of Science(Professional)
BA-ART3 Bachelor of Arts
BA-ART1Bachelor of Arts (Professional)
BB-HSCSCI Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Science
BB-HSCMCMN Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Media and Communication
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
| Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial |
2 I |
12 12 |
24 12 |
| Online Contact | Nil |
|
|
| Specified Learning Activities Weekly readings, group work , recommended online activities | 5 Approx. | 12 | 60 Approx. |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, assignment preparation, revision | Recommended 4.5 hours |
| 54 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Assignment 1 | Group | 25% | 1 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 40% | 1, 2 |
| Exam | Individual | 35% | 3, 4, 5, 6 |
General skills outcomes
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• History of the built environment, land use planning processes and strategies and their application to environmental health.
• Air, water, noise sources of exposure, pollutants of concern, monitoring and control,
• Health issues related to housing and accommodation and statutory controls pertinent to public health protection.
• Waste water disposal theory: Standards of installation, application and supervision. Codes of practice installation standards, regulatory control emergency water supplies, water tanks.
• Emergency Management, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, hazard identification, public health response
Study resources
- Reading materials.