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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate:
• an ability to discuss and reflect upon different ideas and discourses in sustainable urbanism;
• a working knowledge of urban resilience theory and practice;
• an understanding of community resilience and the import of imagination in addressing the convergence of crises;
• a high level understanding of environmental ethical perspectives and how they can help formulate decisions and responses to challenges;
• an understanding of how ethics can apply to urban design;
• high level understanding of challenges and opportunities relating to Irish towns as distributed centres for the low carbon transition;
• awareness of the import and challenges of citizen engagement and active participation with change in the built environment;
• development of group working, communication and envisioning skills.
Examples of topics that may be included in any year include:
• Environmental ethics and the city
• Concepts and discourses of sustainable urbanism
• Urban resilience theory and practice
• Vacancy and adaptive reuse
• Revitalisation of existing urban settlements
• Citizen engagement with urban change
• Community resilience, imagination and change
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 56 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 45 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities
There are 2 assignments: Group assignment (30%), where a grade and feedback is provided to each group. Individual assignment (70%), where a grade and feedback is provided for each submission.