Urban Design for Health and Sustainability

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
ARCH X304
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Course ID
205287
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
3
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course considers urban built environments as complex living systems to achieve wider sustainability and liveability targets. It aims to provide students with the ability to 1) critically review sustainable, liveable and healthy city concepts, strategies and principles 2) understand key processes and tools and 3) analyse, evaluate and represent best-practice precedents. Students also develop skills for visual and verbal communication of spatial, functional, perceptual, environmental and social factors to healthy and sustainable urban environments. Topics of public space and public life, urban greening, heat islands mitigation, thermal comfort, renewable energies, water sensitive urban design and circular low carbon urban development are at focus. Students will develop intermediate-level skills in critical thinking and real-world application of the key theories, scientific achievements and practical applications to make positive design contributions to healthy and sustainable urban environments.

  • Foundational Knowledge
  • Urban Design Frameworks
  • Integration And Application

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts link between Urbanisation, urban design, public health and sustainability
  • Demonstrate a critical understanding of the urban design theories and parameters along with analytical and practical approaches to create sustainable and healthy development in urban and regional context.
  • Apply urban design theoretical framework, concepts and guidelines to assess and develop healthier, more resilient and sustainable urban spaces at different scales and for different settings.
  • Perform a detailed appraisal of an urban development site/s using broader urban health and sustainability goals

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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