Sustainable Communities University of Stirling

Overview

Sustainability is a key global challenge of our time. Develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of sustainable homes and communities through this Sustainable Communities 20-credit module in University of Stirling. Through interactive online learning and teaching you will be encouraged to critically reflect on the challenges in delivering sustainable housing goals and learn from innovative exemplars and other areas of good practice. 

This is a key module for those working in front-line, strategic housing and support roles and assists Continuing Professional Development.

The UK housing sector needs qualified housing professionals to address a range of key challenges. Our online postgraduate programmes in Housing Studies can help you further your career with a professional qualification. Our modules are flexible and accessible, to support you to combine your studies alongside your other commitments.

Objectives

Sustainability is a critical aspect of both homes and communities. This 20 credit module introduces you to key topics:

• Housing development, design and construction.
• Housing quality and fuel-poverty.
• Building sustainable neighbourhood.
• Place-based inequality and stigma .
• Community regeneration, community empowerment and community asset-ownership.

Upon completing the module, you should be able to:

• critically appraise the concept of sustainability and how it applies to housing.
• evaluate the physical and social context for poor housing.
• assess the relationship between the built environment, housing management and the planning system.
• critically reflect on the scope of Scottish policy and practice towards sustainable housing to learn from practice elsewhere.