Course overview
Urban Design for Health and Sustainability course provides learners with an understanding of the interrelationship between urban design, public health, and sustainability, emphasising key principles and processes involved in urban design, with a specific focus on enhancing sustainability and public health. Through this course, learners will gain the knowledge and skills to critically evaluate various urban design strategies, examining their effectiveness in creating cities that are both environmentally sustainable and conducive to the well-being of their inhabitants. The course will also enable students to analyse real-world examples of successful urban planning practices, identifying key factors that contribute to the development of healthy, liveable, and resilient urban spaces. By combining theoretical insights with practical applications, the course prepares students to make informed decisions about urban design, empowering them to create urban environments that promote health, sustainability, and quality of life for diverse communities.
Learning activities include case study analysis, tutorial exercises, and both collaborative and individual design-based assessments.
- Foundational Knowledge
- Urban Design Frameworks
- Integration And Application
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts link between urbanisation, urban design, public health and sustainability
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the urban design theories and principles along with analytical and practical approaches to create sustainable and healthy development in urban and regional context.
- Apply urban design theoretical framework, concepts and guidelines to assess and develop healthier, more resilient and sustainable urban spaces at different scales and for different settings.
- Perform a detailed appraisal of an urban development site/s using broader urban health and sustainability goals