Urban Planning and Infrastructure - PLAN7123

Faculty: Built Environment

School: Planning and Urban Development

Course Outline: Built Environment

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Currently enrolled in program 8147 Master of Planning

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

The objective of this course is to examine the policy context and practical aspects of the planning, funding, provision, and maintenance of urban infrastructure. Models of infrastructure financing and provision are examined, long with the role of the private sector. Infrastructure needs of modern cities, and the role of planning and planners in meeting those needs, are examined. Urban management and governance structures to provide urban infrastructure, along with methods for assessing the feasibility of major projects, are considered.