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Sustainable Theory and Contexts (P02694)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : ACE-P-ASD-STC

This course engages with current sustainable thinking and how this manifests itself in the built environment.
It examines architecture and the environmental movement in terms of social, economic and environmental criteria and how this can affect architectural response at regional and city scales.

? Keywords : sustainable theory contexts city environmental

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Architecture, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

An ability to critically assess sustainability as a cultural, economic and environmental phenomenon.

Comprehension of the cultural, historic and scientific roots of environmental thought.

The application of sustainable theory to built environment contexts.