2.5.3 EssayWeight: 50% Type of Collaboration: Individual Due: 30-Apr (11.59pm) Submission: This assessment must be submitted through Turnitin using the link in vUWS. Format: The purpose of this assignment is to connect the ‘trees’ of specific planning regulations – around buildings or parking, for example – with the ‘forest’ of broader metropolitan planning and objectives like economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability. Assignments must be: – in the form of an essay (no list of points or notes) – written clearly and concisely in a formal tone (and always reread your own work for typos and readability before submitting) – fully referenced, including at least four academic references and a full bibliography (the Library has referencing style guidelines) – submitted on time (see the university’s assessment policy for late submission penalties and procedures) Length: 2,000 words Curriculum Mode: EssayEssay question: What role should a second business district (like Parramatta CBD) play in a post-industrial, 21st Century metropolis (like Greater Sydney)? And how do current planning policies and processes catalyse or hinder Parramatta in realising this role? While there is no prescription on how you answer this question, assignments should incorporate the standard features of a research essay:— Introduction – including some overarching argument or hypothesis the essay will support — Theory/literature review – including around polycentric cities (or regions) and post-industrial (or global) cities — Case context – including any details about Parramatta CBD’s history or geography that are relevant to the subsequent analysis — Case data -including any relevant details about the planning policies or processes shaping Parramatta CBD, and any expected major changes to the population, industries and built environment — Case analysis/discussion – this will tie together the case study data and the theory: how effective, coherent, organised, democratic, sustainable, feasible, etc., are current planning policies and processes shaping Parramatta CBD? What advantages or impediments do you anticipate will influence Parramatta realising its potential? — Conclusion – summarising the key insights of the analysis and addressing the argument or hypothesis introduced at the outset.
