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PLAN40680

Academic Year 2025/2026

Planning for Nature (PLAN40680)

Subject:
Planning
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Architecture, Plan & Env Pol
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Professor Michael Lennon
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

'Nature' is a difficult to define, yet central concept in planning. This combination of ambiguity and centrality has generated a variety of challenges for planning when seeking to address the demands of managing our interactions with nature in an increasingly complex world. In response to such challenges, this module furnishes students with theoretical and practical planning knowledge regarding a range of key 'nature' related issues that can be critically employed in the practice of policy formulation and development management.

Students interested in how issues about planning for the flora and fauna aspects of 'nature' will be specifically interested in this module. The module complements without duplicating the content of MRUP core module PLAN 40610 (Environment & Sustainability). MRUP students wishing to deepen their knowledge about planning for nature may wish to take this module.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of a range of key environmental and governance issues pertaining to planning for human-nature interactions;
2. demonstrate an advanced ability to apply concepts and theoretical knowledge to the formulation of policy for managing such human-nature interactions.

Indicative Module Content:

Topics covered in this module include Biosphere Reserves, Green Infrastructure, Nature-Based Solutions, Urban Rewilding and Green Space Masterplanning.

The content of this module complements without duplicating the content of PLAN40610: Planning & Sustainability.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

176
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Various approaches are used in the delivery of this module. This includes standard lectures, problem-based learning, student focused activities, field trips and presentations.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Student presentation Week 10 Graded No
20
 No
Individual Project: Report Week 12 Graded No
80
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Dr Linda Fox-Rogers Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 09:00 - 10:50
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