LASC 322
Sustainable Design and Planning
Course overview
You’ll learn to weave sustainability into the design of our landscape at a range of scales.
This course focuses on designing resilient landscapes and seascapes that address climate change impacts. Students will learn how to create sustainable environments at different scales, from micro to macro scale, while integrating ecological, social, and cultural considerations. The course covers strategies to adapt to challenges such as sea-level rise, extreme weather, and habitat loss, with an emphasis on working with natural systems to promote climate resilience.
Through lectures, case studies, and design projects, students will learn to assess climate vulnerabilities, restore ecosystems, and implement green infrastructure solutions for an urban environment. Special attention will be given to the interaction between land and water, and how both landscapes and seascapes can play a role in adaptation. By the end, students will be equipped to design sustainable, climate-responsive environments that enhance ecological and social resilience utilising appropriate theories and concepts to drive design thinking and outcomes.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s): pre-requisite
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| Available semesters | Semester 2 2025 |
| Credits | 30 |
| Domestic fees | $2,277.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Identify theory in support of a design problem.
- Translate theory in support of a design problem into its spatial form implications.
- Inventory and analyse spatial form of a site with respect to how it supports or does not support design objectives according to theory.
- Design a site at a range of spatial scales to better meet design objectives according to theory.
- Evaluate a design for its ability to meet design objectives according to theory.
Course examiners
