Assessment 2: A Water Sensitive City in your local context
Assessment 2: A Water Sensitive City in your local context
A Water Sensitive City in your local context
Task Description:
The objective of this assignment is to consider the concept(s) of Water Sensitive Cities in relation to a real, student-selected local context. Students must research and construct an academic essay that examines what a Water Sensitive City would mean for a local urban context relevant to them. This local urban context should ideally be the same city as chosen for assessment 1.
Students should identify and assess the characteristics and conditions of the chosen urban context against the features and outcomes of the Water Sensitive Cities paradigm. How effectively can the Water Sensitive Cities paradigm provide a means of adaptation or mitigation against climate change impacts and other drivers? To what extent can the use of Water Sensitive City principles or measures help ensure a liveable, sustainable, productive and resilient future for the chosen city?
The essay should be informed by information and evidence about the region, including geographic, technical, economic, social and institutional data. The findings of assessment 1 should be used, if the city is the same.
The essay should be 2500 words, not including figures, tables and references.
Assessment Criteria:
10% - Appropriate selection and use of local context;15% - Logically structured, clearly advances an argument using both appropriate logic and evidence;
30% - Comprehensive examination of topic, demonstrating clarity of analysis and offering critical insights;
30% - Demonstrated broad research effort, effective integration and synthesis of evidence from a range of sources and use of examples to support argument;
10% - References are relevant, appropriately sourced and cited, well integrated, consistent use of reference system;
5% - Well-written, with good spelling and grammar and within word limit
Assessment 3: Water Sensitive Precinct - Task Details
Assessment 3: Water Sensitive Precinct
Socio-technical pathways for delivering a Water Sensitive Precinct
Type: Written assignment (individual)
Task Description:
The objective of this assignment is to apply knowledge and insight gained during the course in an integrated and practical manner to inform the design and implementation of Water Sensitive City principles and measures within the local urban context selected from Assignment 2.( Use Sydney )
Students adopt the role of a consultant to develop a conceptual proposal for a water sensitive precinct in the urban area, to be presented to the local council for consideration. The purpose of the document is to convince council decision-makers to commit time and resources to making your proposal a reality.
The proposal should coherently present one, or a connected set, of specific project(s) that will improve water sensitive outcomes for the precinct. Projects should include options for water infrastructure and urban design that suit the opportunities and limitations of the local context, as well as socio-technical pathways to support any infrastructure change.
The proposal should provide advice to Council on major steps required to move forward and make the proposed concept a reality, including identification of potential barriers and areas of existing opportunity to leverage, and estimates of the costs, benefits and impacts of the proposal.
Proposal length should be limited to 3000 words, not including figures, tables and references.
Marking Criteria:
15 % Creativity of proposed idea(s), originality of arguments and methods of justification used
35% Comprehensive proposal, with a clear, logical and evidence based explanation of what is being proposed, justified with critical insights, strategic advice and a cost-benefit analysis;
30% Demonstrated broad research effort, with arguments and rationale supported by evidence and examples;
10% Professional presentation and logical structure, following the format of a persuasive, conceptual proposal, with effective use of tables, figures, diagrams etc.
10% Well-written and referenced, with good spelling and grammar, appropriately sourced and integrated citations, and within +/10% of word limit