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On the successful completion of the course, you should be able to:1. Demonstrate an appreciation of the main challenges in rural and landscape planning at the strategic and local scales, and the changing nature of rural society and the dynamics of rural change in Europe and Ireland;2. Develop an awareness and critical appreciation of the landscape scale of spatial planning;3. Evaluate various models of managing rural settlement change;5. Critically reflect on the competing demands for rural space in the contemporary countryside;6. Critically assess the role of the planner in rural development and management, and contribute to the debate concerning the future of rural areas, not least the dialectic between rural development and conservation.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 14 |
Studio | 8 |
Field Trip/External Visits | 8 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 70 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | % of Final Grade | Timing |
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Group Project: Group assignment on landscape character assessment | 50 |
Varies over the Trimester |
Assignment: 2500 word individual report | 50 |
Coursework (End of Trimester) |
Compensation
This module is not passable by compensation
Resit Opportunities
In-semester assessment
Remediation
If you fail this module you may repeat, resit or substitute where permissible
Name | Role |
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Dr Owen Douglas | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Linda Maher | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |