Cities, Planning, Law and Justice - LAWS3073
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Completion of 78 UOC in LAWS courses including Land Law (LAWS2383).
Equivalent: JURD7773
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Students will examine the legal regime for planning in NSW as well as other areas of law relevant to the built environment such as heritage, environmental and property law. Drawing insights from national and international experience, particularly in the United States, students will critically examine the contribution of these legal regimes to justice in Sydney.
Main topics
- Theories of urban justice
- The legal framework for strategic planning and development assessment in NSW
- Democracy and public participation in planning and development
- Ecologically sustainable development, ecology and the city
- Heritage, “character” and equity
- The relationships between property, “community” and exclusion
- Urban activism in Sydney and internationally
- Trends in the governance of the built environment and their implications for justice
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.