Urban and Regional Planning (U R P)
100. Introduction to Community Planning (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Introduction to and critical analysis of
theory and practice of community planning; traditional and alternative roles
of planning in contemporary society; perspectives on community problems;
evaluation of con cepts, literature, and history.
101. Urban and Regional Research Methods (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Review of mathematical processes, including
algebra, and basic statistics; introduction to regression analysis. probabilities,
gaming and simulation, and other methods of systems analysis; application
of techniques to urban and broad area data.
102. History of Urban Development Form (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Historical survey of urban development; the
evolution of urban form, and civic design; case studies.
103. Introduction to Urban Design (3)
Suggested for graduate students emphasizing design. Prerequisite: junior
standing. Introduction to physical design and environmental communication.
Urban design principles and application; formulation of design programs
and solutions; supervised studio projects. (Two 3-hour studios)
118T. Topics in Public Policy (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Study and development of interagency and
intergovernmental policy concerning contemporary issues of local and regional
significance.
140. Urban Design Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing, URP 103, or permission of instructor. Empirical
study of urban design, urban pattern analysis, environmental perception,
and the underlying concepts affecting design philosophy, design communications
and design process.
149T. Topics in Environmental Design (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Selected topics on factors that influence
environmental design problems, including environmental crisis areas and
impact of public policies; design framework formulation and problem solving
needed to achieve a quality environment.
161T. Topics in Planning Research Methods (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Application of simulation and mathematical
methods of research and analysis to urban and regional planning problems.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max total see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
191. Directed Readings (1-3; max total 6)
Supervised readings in a selected field related to city and regional planning.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Urban and Regional Planning (C R P)
109GT. Presentation Techniques in Urban and Regional Planning
(1; max total 3)
Concurrent enrollment in C R P 200 series courses. Topics in techniques
and practice of oral, narrative, and graphic presentation as related to
city and regional planning. (One 2-hour lab))
200. Seminar in Planning Theory and Process (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Pursuit and analysis of the essence
of planning, study of traditional and contemporary theories of community
development, the planning process.
201A-B. Seminar in Planning Research (3-3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. (A) Planning research methodology
and technique including scientific method, statistical analysis of data
sampling, regression analysis; application of computer technology; sources
of data. (B) Application of research methodology and technique to planning
problems; special emphasis on the formulation of research designs.
202. Seminar in Design Theory (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Examination of urban design theory
with attention to design philosophy and the underlying concepts that include
man-environment relations, contemporary global impact upon design, design
communications, the design process; case studies that range from the micro
to macro arenas.
203. Practicum in Community Planning (6)
Prerequisite: U R P 200, 202, permission of instructor. Supervised studio
and field projects in community design, the planning process, and research
studies; application of principles and theories in preparation and analysis
of conceptual and comprehensive plans and studies.
204. Seminar in the Elements of Community Structure (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Analysis of the characteristics
and interrelationships between selected elements of the physical structure
of the community including land use, transportation, housing, and public
facilities.
205. Seminar in Community Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: U R P 200. Critical and constructive examination of key concepts
and conceptual roots implicit and explicit to contemporary theories of community
dynamics and development program policy.
212. Seminar in Urban Renewal (3)
Prerequisite: U R P 200, 201A, 202, or permission of instructor. The growth,
development and application of urban renewal as a concept and as a mans
to solution of the physical, social, and economic deterioration of urban
areas; federal, state, and local agency interrelationships; political constraints.
215. Seminar in Land Development Controls (3)
Prerequisite: C R P 200. The application of the police power zoning, subdivision
regulations, and other techniques used to implement land development plans
and policies; historical and contemporary case studies.
218T. Topics in Public Policy Study (3; max total 12)
Prerequisite: U R P 200, 205. Topics in the analysis and development of
concepts, structures, and dynamics implicit and explicit to the formation,
implementation, and evaluation of governmental policy-making impacts on
the community and region. New towns, antipoverty, systems analysis, federalism,
and intergovernmental relations.
219T. Seminar: Topics in Urban Theory and Public Policy (1-4; max
total 12)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Selected topics such as forces affecting
urban development; means for guiding development; innovative development
approaches; structure of the city and region; formulation, implementation,
and evaluation of governmental policy making.
220. Seminar: Planning for Housing (3)
Prerequisite: C R P 200. Housing problems in America; the role of local,
state, and federal government and private enterprise; planning for adequate
housing, carrying out policies and programs.
230. Seminar in Planning for the Region (3)
Prerequisite: C R P 200. Regional planning approaches and methods; goal
and policy implications of resource development, utilization and conservation;
strategies for planning; case studies.
232. Seminar in Planning for the Natural Resources (3)
Prerequisite: C R P 200, 201A, or permission of instructor. Planning with
the natural environment to produce maximum benefits to society; techniques
of soil, air, water, vegetative, and associated resource management; case
studies and field projects.
235. Seminar in Environmental Law (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Contemporary environmental problems
and programs; the interrelationship and impact of laws that affect and regulate
the environment and its quality; case studies.
239T. Seminar in Regional and Environmental Planning (1-4; max total
12)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Selected topics in regional
and environmental planning, including land, air, and water resources; consideration
of federal, state, and local environmental laws and policies; case studies.
240. Seminar in Urban Design (4)
Prerequisite: U R P 202. Advanced and empirical study of urban design, environmental
perception, and the person-environment relationship, case studies; supervised
individual and group projects in the field and laboratory.
249T. Topics in Environmental Design (1-3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: C R P 202. Selected topics such as man-environment relations;
site planning; the development of community form; physiographic and cultural
influences on urban design; problems in policy making, implementation and
controls; cognitive mapping; design of prototypical environments. (2 hours
studio weekly per unit)
259T. Seminar: Topics in Public Services and Resource Management (1-4;
max total 12)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Public facilities and services planning
including transportation; physical planning and programming aspects of water
supply, liquid and solid waste management systems, and education facilities;
development of goals, policies, and plans for open space, parks, recreation
facilities, and resource management.
260. Seminar in Theory of Urban Development Process (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theory of regional and urban spatial
organization; economic, size, distance, political, and social theories of
urban development; theory of modeling and gaming simulation.
261. Seminar in Development Process Simulation (3)
Prerequisite: U R P 201A, 260. Application of gaming and mathematical simulation
techniques to the urban development process; research assignments, case
studies, supervised projects.
279T. Seminar: Topics in the Social Aspects of Planning (1-3; max
total 12)
Prerequisite: U R P 200. Selected topics such as Patterns of response to
social change and their implications for planning policy; the advocacy role
in planning; social accounting systems for plan evaluation.
280T. Professional Planning Practice (2-4; max total 7)
Maximum total 7 units applicable toward the degree, provided that units
in excess of 4 must be earned in topics taken concurrently with related
elective seminar. Prerequisite: C R P 200, 201A, 203A. Individually supervised
professional practice: preparation and implementation of comprehensive urban,
regional, or special purpose plans; study of interrelationships and roles
of government, public agencies, and private enterprise. Approved for SP
grading.
281T. Seminar in Planning Practice (1; max total 3)
Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in C R P 280T, permission of instructor.
Seminar to explore characteristics and problems of professional planning
practice; written evaluations of work experience.
282T. Field Study of Selected Planning Topics (1-6; max total 12 if
no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Field study of urban and regional
phenomena in relation to urbanization, urban systems, housing, and resource
development.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
291. Directed Readings in Urban and Regional Planning (1-3; max total
6)
Supervised independent reading in a selected topic related to urban and
regional planning.
299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.