This question evaluates Hong Kong’s ability to incorporate economic, social, and environmental sustainability into its urban planning practice. It seeks to assess Hong Kong’s efforts in integrating sustainability considerations, evaluate its success, and identify any challenges or limitations in achieving comprehensive sustainability goals. Students are to:
A. Outline the critical elements of economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
B. To identify and analyse what economic, social, and environmental sustainability in Hong Kong’s urban planning practices is critical to creating a sustainable and livable city.
The report should contain:
a. Adopt a sustainability perspective (anyone you have learnt in lectures, or you came across in your literature search) as a framework for analysis.
b. A critical analysis/evaluate the effectiveness of the project.
c. A clear and concise conclusion that summarises the critical arguments of the report.
This assignment is designed to assess the following learning outcomes:
1. To understand what is involved in the planning and sustainable development process.
2. To assess the roles within the process of actors such as developers, landowners, investors, and planners.
3. To debate policy effectiveness in fields such as urban housing, community building, economic development, regeneration, and sustainability.