ENVPL306-22B (HAM)

Planning for a Changing Environment

15 Points

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Division of Arts Law Psychology & Social Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Environmental Planning

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Convenor(s)

Iain White

Iain White
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iain.white@waikato.ac.nz

Pip Wallace

Pip Wallace
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pip.wallace@waikato.ac.nz

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Paper Description

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This paper provides an understanding of the key pressures, constraints and responses relating to planning for a changing environment. It aims to develop your skills and knowledge to critically appraise planning policies and procedures and their viability as responses to current and future environmental conditions. It introduces you to various theories and concepts that contemporary planners and policy makers are using to understand and address environmental change.
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Paper Structure

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The paper is structured in three parts.

1. The first part of the paper introduces environmental pressures and choices. It examines the limits of planetary boundaries and issues such as climate change, loss of biodiversity and pandemics. Key environmental theories and concepts developed in response, and the ideas underpinning these, are explored and critiqued.

2. The second part develops this foundation to consider the translation of these concepts into policy and practice and factors that disrupt translation. Issues such as the implications of a dynamic and changing environment, the influence of politics and the power of the media are canvassed.

3. The third part is more solution orientated. It explores the application and effectiveness of responses at a range of scales, from international agreements and national level strategies, to city responses, sustainable buildings and individual behaviour and choices. We also address sectoral approaches and strategies that cut across scales.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:

  • explore the conflicts involved in linking the built and natural environments;
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  • appreciate different theories relating to sustainability and environmental change;
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  • consider a range of contemporary environmental planning problems;
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  • have a clear understanding of the principles of sustainability and its complex application.
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Assessment

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There are 6 graded Moodle lessons, an essay, a report and a quiz.
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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Moodle Lessons
25
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2. Essay
5 Sep 2022
8:00 PM
30
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3. Report
10 Oct 2022
3:00 PM
30
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4. Quiz
20 Oct 2022
No set time
15
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Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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See ENVPL301 Reading list

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Online Support

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This paper will be supported online via Moodle, Zoom, Panopto and the Waikato Reading List and is designed to accommodate both students on campus and those studying remotely as a consequence of Covid19.
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Workload

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This paper is held in the B Trimester. It has three contact hours weekly. Students are expected to engage with all sessions and complete the required readings and exercises. The total hours of work per course (including lectures) should be 150 hours per week over the semester including study recess. This includes attending/engaging in lectures/workshops, completing assessed work and reading.
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Restriction(s)

Restricted papers: ENVPL301

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