Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal

In the 21st century, cities and urban areas are facing increasing challenges associated with flood risk, coastal erosion, and sea level rises. In many growing areas these are coupled with challenges of demographic growth and urban spread.

While there are many university postgraduate degrees that focus on local planning legislation, there are no other identifiable programmes that focus specifically on how communities respond to challenges that cities are facing today. This programme will be of interest to students wishing to address broader urban issues and engage with communities.

The Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal (MURR) will focus on:

the urban renewal of ?tautahi Christchurch, a city that faces many of these issues as it recovers from the 2010/11 earthquakes
how communities respond to challenges that cities are facing today
community engagement with students working with community groups and local government, within compulsory courses and through their chosen research project.
The compulsory project GEOG 692 Community or Workplace Based Project comprises an individual project in the field of Urban Resilience and Renewal, under the supervision of one or more staff members. The project will involve working with a community partner on a project of direct relevance and real value to that community.

Another 30 points of courses are chosen from 400-level courses approved by the Programme Director which have more specific interests, for example:

• Geography
• Environmental Science
• Statistics
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resource Management