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Human Factors, Sustainability and Habitability - SUSD0004
 FBE

   
   
 
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 a program in the Faculty of the Built Environment.
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

The impact of buildings and urban environments on quality of life or habitability, and of values and preferences on sustainability or quality of the environment, focusing on five fundamental human factors: environmental responsibility; health and wellbeing; comfort and amenity; safety and security; and economic and social equity. Frameworks to facilitate critical examination of the diverse interactions between people and place, including evaluation of built environment performance and consideration of design and management strategies for intervention and change.


*This course is compulsory for some postgraduate FBE programs. A number of places have been reserved for these students. The number of places available (as shown in the Class Timetable) does not necessarily reflect whether places are available for students completing this program as an elective.

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