ESSAY QUESTION:
“Describe and critically analyse the qualities of a residential area in Sydney in terms of residential development planning principles for streetscape and neighbourhood character?.

These principles are contained in the section ?Streetscape and Neighbourhood Character? (pp. 244 ? 266) in AMCORD ? A National Resource Document for Residential Development. Students may refer to and integrate the concepts of the compact city/sustainable urbanism, healthy planning and culturised planning principles within the scope of their essay. Images and diagrams may be used to illustrate good and bad points and should be clearly labelled.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
?    knowledge and understanding of model residential planning principles
?    application of model residential planning principles to the analysis of a Sydney area
?    critically discusses the principles and examples
?    draws lessons from the model and case study to improve planning practice
?    propose useful modifications and improvements to the subject area based on the model principles

RELEVANT MATERIALS:
?Commonwealth of Australia, 1995, AMCORD – A National Resource Document for Residential Development (?Streetscape and Neighbourhood Character?, pp. 244-266).

http://www.lgpmcouncil.gov.au/publications/reference.aspx

?Local Government and Planning Ministers? Council 2009, National Planning Systems Principles,
http://www.lgpmcouncil.gov.au/publications/files/National Planning Systems Principles.pdf
?NSW Land and Environment Court Website, including for ?Planning Principles? –

http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/lec/ll_lec.nsf/pages/LEC_planningprinciples

?ACT Planning and Land Authority, Urban Design and Cultural Facility Planning Principles,

http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/2813/appendix02.pdf