2020
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2020.1836132
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Is climate change in the curriculum? An analysis of Australian urban planning degrees

Abstract: The profession of urban planning contributes to the design and spatial arrangement of cities, and has been recognized as a key potential facilitator of action on climate change. Yet, there has been limited research to understand if, or how, urban planning students are being educated for climate change competency. This paper investigates the coverage of climate change in the curriculum of professionally accredited urban planning university degrees in Australia. Climate change coverage was assessed across three … Show more

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“…Over the past decades, significant growth in the frequency, scale and intensity of natural hazards including pandemics, wildfires, terrorist attacks, earthquakes, storms and major floods has had devastating impacts on the societies and built environments [1]. The health infrastructures, particularly in developing countries, are vulnerable to the impact of natural hazards [2,3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Over the past decades, significant growth in the frequency, scale and intensity of natural hazards including pandemics, wildfires, terrorist attacks, earthquakes, storms and major floods has had devastating impacts on the societies and built environments [1]. The health infrastructures, particularly in developing countries, are vulnerable to the impact of natural hazards [2,3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Through this exposure to the community of practice, students also learn about the challenges of translating theoretical concepts into practical and grounded solutions, a significant challenge identified in climate change and sustainability education (Hurlimann et al 2020). This exposure further develops the students’ ability to blend creativity and control, and foster “idea management,” a key competency that O’Rafferty, Curtis, and O’Connor (2014) identify as being critical to capacity building for sustainability in design education.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As cities face increasing challenges associated with climate change and other sustainability issues, the education of built environment professionals necessitates the inclusion of effective teaching and skills development of sustainable development concepts, theories, and practices (Hurlimann et al 2020). Furthermore, educational policies, from institutional (The University of Melbourne 2017), to global levels (UN 2015), as well as employer expectations (Pojani et al 2018) are prioritizing the acquisition of knowledge and skills that can equip students to address sustainable development and climate change responses.…”
Section: Applicability Of the Findings To Improve Sustainability Educ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…However, the current literature tends to be small-N case studies focusing on a few higher education institutions (HEIs) in one or several countries (Weiss and Barth 2019). For example, studies may focus on a single university (Pálsdóttir and Jóhannsdóttir, 2021, Trad 2019, Landrum 2021, Wyness and Sterling 2015), select disciplines (Akeel et al , 2019; Sánchez-Carracedo et al , 2020, Arefin et al , 2021, Karmasin and Voci 2021; Hurlimann et al , 2021) or specialized programs (Etse and Ingely 2016, Fahey, 2012; Remington‐Doucette et al , 2013; Solís-Espallargas et al , 2019). While these case studies provide valuable insights into innovative curricular designs such as Living Labs, action research, problem-solving pedagogy and more, we have little information about the prevalence of such approaches across various HEIs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%