PLAN30160 Healthy and Sust. Communities

Academic Year 2023/2024

Good health and well-being is the third UN sustainable development goal, and physical environments that promote health are essential in sustainable communities. Urban and rural communities create many environmental factors that directly or indirectly impact human health. The associations between environmental factors and human health have been studied for many decades, and risks for morbidity and mortality have been quantified. However, mitigation of negative health impacts is possible, particularly through the planning and design of sustainable living environments. The overall objective of this module is to introduce students to the main principles linking environment and health, and to empower them to evaluate solutions for sustainable communities from a planning perspective.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the module students should be able to:
- Outline risks and impacts of urban environments on human health
- Understand the fundamental concepts and principles used to analyse risks to human health
- Critically evaluate and interpret published work on the association between the environment and health
- Develop mitigation measures to improve health and to address the sustainability of communities

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Studio

24
Specified Learning Activities

30
Autonomous Student Learning

134
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
- Lectures
- Active/tasked-based learning
- Problem-based learning
- Case-based learning
- Critical reading and writing
- Peer and group work 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Assignments on theory and practice throughout the trimester. Throughout the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

60
Group Project: Group project with report and presentation. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Studio Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 14:00 - 16:50