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ENVPL309-23B (HAM)
Urban Spatial Analysis
15 Points
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Joshua Sargent
E.2.11
joshua.sargent@waikato.ac.nz
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Xinyu Fu
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HI.2.03
xinyu.fu@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
This paper will provide students with hands-on spatial analytical skills for environmental planning practice in an urban context. The paper will provide foundational practical skills for spatial analysis using relevant real-world datasets with a strong environmental and urban focus. Students will develop quantitative problem solving and spatial thinking skills applied to real-world problems such as sea-level rise and housing inequality. To this end, the paper will be primarily lab/project-based where students primarily learn through working on multiple hands-on labs and small projects. Students attending this paper will develop technical proficiency in spatial analysis, and, more importantly, reinforce planning knowledge using a spatial analytical lens.
How this paper will be taught
There will be a 1-hr lecture and 2-hr lab each week. The lectures will cover foundational theories of spatial analysis and introduce various spatial analytical tools. The labs will allow students to gain hands-on experiences by applying the spatial analysis techniques to real-world problems.
Attending the lectures and labs are highly recommended to keep up with this paper. But just in case you miss any of it, the PowerPoint notes will be provided on Moodle and all lectures (excluding labs) will be recorded on Panopto.
Required Readings
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
Assessment in this paper comprises lab assignments and a final group project, including a project brief, a final written report and in-class presentation. Grades will be determined based on the following allocation:
- Lab assignments (50%): There are in total 4 labs and each will count for 12.5% of the total mark.
- Final group project brief (10%)
- Final group presentation (10%)
- Final group project (30%)
Grading criteria:
All assessments for this paper test students' understanding of lecture materials as well as their practical competence in problem-solving application. All written assessments are graded based on their quality such as the choice of spatial tools, accuracy of resulting findings, levels of critical analysis, and effectiveness of written and visual presentations. Additionally, the group project that involves teamwork will be assessed based on the outcome of the project and an anonymous peer-review of individual contribution at the end of the semester. In short, all members of a group share the same grade for the outcome portion of the assessment, and then the final grade of each individual within the group will be determined by applying a multiplier based on the peer assessment. Hence, group members whose contribution is considered 'average' will be given the group outcome grade, whereas others having made above or below 'average' contributions will have their grade adjusted upwards or downwards.
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.