Studying the Built Environment [Paperback]

This unique book introduces students to the themes and aspects of studying the built environment. Contemporary issues such as sustainability and urbanization preface the explanation of the core subject disciplines of architecture, construction management, planning, real estate management and surveying. The distinctive student experience of learning about the built environment is explored with a focus upon learning and teaching methods, learning skills and assessment. The final chapter of the book looks at the links between academic study and professional practice.

Introduction.- PART 1: THEMES AND CHALLENGES.- Connecting Themes.- Contemporary Challenges.- PART 2: SUBJECTS AND COURSES .- Curriculum and Content.- Courses in the Built Environment.- PART 3: STUDYING, SKILLS AND ASSESSMENT.- Studying the Curriculum.- Learning Skills and Techniques.- Learning and Assessment.- PART 4: STUDY AND PRACTICE.- Academic Study and Professional Practice.- Questionnaire for Readers.- Bibliography.- Index.

MARION TEMPLE is Head of Professional and Academic Development, School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University, with academic interests across the built environment subjects. Having begun her career as an economist, she now has 30 years of experience in higher education. Her publications include Regional Economics (Palgrave Macmillan, 1994).No directly competing titles in subject area
Includes individual subject contributions from acknowledged experts
Explains study skills in the context of topical issues in the subject area
Provides references to introductory reading, professional journals and relevant websites
Clear treatment of the relationship between single subject and interdisciplinary study