Unit Outline

Climate change is an unprecedented crisis that is impacting the places where we live and work. We are experiencing physical impacts such as shifting weather patterns, coastal inundation and increasing risk of natural disasters. These are reconfiguring economies, politics and societies, and climate change is emerging as the determining factor in how we plan cities and regions. In this unit, you will engage with climate governance at different scale; how decisions on climate change are made at global, regional and local levels, and who and what influences these decisions. You will also learn about different economic, political and social perspectives and approaches to addressing climate change, including market-based economics, Green New Deal, degrowth and decolonisation. Developing and applying critical thinking skills, you will apply this knowledge to understand regional planning approaches, evaluate regional plans and analyse regional land use decision-making. You will gain an understanding of how regional planning can be used to achieve more effective and just climate outcomes. Field trips, and local, national and international case studies will provide you with a breadth of understanding and practical experience as you develop skills in planning for adaptive rather than maladaptive futures.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Synthesise economic, political and social knowledge of climate change to support place-based planning approaches
2.	Critique different forms of climate politics and governance to evaluate regional and urban decision-making
3.	Devise planning strategies and solutions at a regional scale to address complex climate problems
4.	Implement planning techniques to advance best adaptive practice in a changing climate

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Short task or quiz	Week 4	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	4000 word essay	Week 8	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Report	Week 14	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Short task or quiz

Task Description:

Near the start of semester, you will be provided with a short task or a series of quizzes to consolidate your knowledge of key concepts.

Task Length:

Short 10-question quizzes

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate understanding of climate impacts, risks, and politics	LO1, LO2
2	Demonstrate understanding of integrated regional planning	LO1, LO2
3	Demonstrate understanding of regional land use and strategic plans	LO1, LO4
4	Apply visualisation techniques to illustrate regional places and processes	LO4

Assessment Task 2: 4000 word essay

Task Description:

In this essay, you will critically evaluate a range of regional plans in light of how each approaches climate change and adaptation. You will pay particular attention to human settlements in your analysis of the economic and political underpinnings of each plan. In your conclusions, you make recommendations regarding the changes required to ensure adaptive and sustainable human settlement patterns.

Task Length:

4000 words

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply regional planning concepts and principles	LO1, LO3, LO4
2	Understand the social impacts of climate change at the regional scale	LO1
3	Evaluate a political approach to the social impacts for climate change	LO1, LO2, LO4
4	Engage with academic sources to support your descriptions, evaluation, and conclusions	LO4
5	Write in correct English, with logical structure, and correct referencing	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Report

Task Description:

As a class we will act as a planning consultancy for a new client –Climate Action Southern Tasmania (CAST). CAST has engaged us to identify preferred strategies for addressing a range of problems associated with climate change in the Southern Tasmania Region. Each student will work to provide a report that defines a problem and analyses and evaluates a range of strategies/solutions.

Task Length:

4000 words

Due Date:

Week 14

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Formulate regional land use planning recommendations	LO1, LO3, LO4
2	Evaluate regional land use strategies and recommendations	LO2, LO4
3	Apply knowledge of integrated regional land use planning	LO1, LO3, LO4
4	Apply knowledge of regional-scale climate impacts, risks, and political approaches	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
5	Apply regional-scale data, techniques and methods	LO3, LO4
6	Write a report in correct English, logically structured, correctly referenced, and adheres to the word limit	LO1, LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.