SRD743 - Components of the Circular City
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Burak Pak |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Weeks 1 & 2: 2-hour lecture/week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit establishes the fundamental knowledge to understand circular city systems with focus on the design and implementation of urban environments that prioritise sustainable, regenerative practices. Circular Cities are characterized by their ability to minimize waste and maximize the reuse of resources, creating a more efficient and resilient city system. The unit examines the various components that comprise a circular city viewed and understood through three distinct interdependent scalar lenses: micro (individual buildings, products, and household behaviours), meso (neighbourhoods, districts, and local circular networks) and macro (city-wide infrastructure, regional ecosystems, and global connections).
Throughout this unit you are encouraged to engage in critical thinking and problem-solving, examining case studies of circular cities from around the world and evaluating their successes and challenges.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Understand the concepts of circular cities in relation to the importance of achieving sustainable urban development. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2
| Apply knowledge of human settlement patterns to examine the precedents of global circular cities, evaluating their merit in terms of achieving circularity and sustainability. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3
| Investigate environmental, socio-cultural, and material contexts of cities in their planning, development, and making. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4
| Apply design thinking to analyse and reframe the interactions and interdependencies among different components of circular cities. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5
| Communicate effectively about circular cities and their components, both in writing and in oral presentations, using appropriate terminology and reasoned arguments. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO6
| Collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary teams to analyse and solve complex problems related to the enablers and interactions of circular cities. | GLO7: Teamwork |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Individual written report (1,500 word maximum) and seminar presentation (20 x A4 page maximum) | 25% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 | Individual written report (1,500 words maximum) and seminar presentation (maximum 20 A4 pages) | 25% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3 | Individual written report (1,500 words maximum) and seminar presentation (maximum 20 A4 pages) | 25% | Week 10 |
| Assessment 4 | Group work process logbook, project portfolio, and forum presentation (maximum 20 A4 pages) | 25% | End-of-Unit Assessment Period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SRD743 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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