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CEM220: Urban Sustainability

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CEM220: Urban Sustainability

Module code: CEM220

Module provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment

Credits: 10

Level: Postgraduate Masters

When you'll be taught: Semester 2

Module convenor: Dr Rory Jones, email: r.v.jones@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s): This module is only available to flexible modular students who enrolled before January 2023. (Open)

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: No placement specified

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 11 November 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module develops an awareness and knowledge of how the principles of sustainable development (SD) can be applied in an integrated and holistic way at city level.

The urban sustainability module places sustainable development within a city-level context but also highlights the importance of integrating SD across building, neighbourhood and city levels to ensure sustainable outcomes. The module explores the different ways in which new cities and existing cities may be viewed. The overall role of urban planning is also explored in shaping and producing sustainable outcomes in cities. Consideration is also given to the challenges of retrofitting and re-engineering cities to 2050. The module also explores how key technologies at city level are deployed (for example urban water drainage and urban waste management).

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

  1. An understanding of how sustainability may be integrated across scales (building, neighbourhood and city level) and sectors.
  2. An ability to recognise key examples of sustainable cities.
  3. An awareness of the key actors and networks which operate within the urban sustainability arena.

Module content

This module is designed to develop understanding and knowledge through a structured series of topics:

  • Introduction and Overview of urban sustainability
  • Urban Planning
  • Systemic Thinking and Sustainable Cities
  • Concepts of Sustainable Development and Sustainability
  • Sustainability Measurement Systems
  • Sustainable Urban Transportation
  • Urban Retrofitting
  • Urban Energy Systems
  • Urban Water Systems
  • Urban Waste Systems

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, supervised time in seminars and workshops and guided independent study.

Study hours

At least 20 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.


聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities 聽Semester 1 聽Semester 2 听厂耻尘尘别谤
Lectures 20
Seminars
Tutorials
Project Supervision
Demonstrations
Practical classes and workshops
Supervised time in studio / workshop
Scheduled revision sessions
Feedback meetings with staff
Fieldwork
External visits
Work-based learning


聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities 聽Semester 1 聽Semester 2 听厂耻尘尘别谤
Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions
Feedback meetings with staff
Other
Other (details)


聽Placement and study abroad 聽Semester 1 聽Semester 2 听厂耻尘尘别谤
Placement
Study abroad

Please note that the hours listed above are for guidance purposes only.

聽Independent study hours 聽Semester 1 聽Semester 2 听厂耻尘尘别谤
Independent study hours 80

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Type of assessment Detail of assessment % contribution towards module mark Size of assessment Submission date Additional information
Written coursework assignment Report 100 2,000 words

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The below information applies to all full time and flexible modular students on taught PGT programmes in SBE

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

  • where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
  • the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
  • where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
  • where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

  • where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
  • where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at:聽/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Reassessment

Type of reassessment Detail of reassessment % contribution towards module mark Size of reassessment Submission date Additional information
Written coursework assignment Report 100 2,000 words Students will be contacted once module marks have been finalised to confirm the resit date.

Additional costs

Item Additional information Cost
Computers and devices with a particular specification
Printing and binding
Required textbooks
Specialist clothing, footwear, or headgear
Specialist equipment or materials
Travel, accommodation, and subsistence

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.

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