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MURP 4800G Spec Studies-Urban Problems
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of school. This course is a study of urbanization
and population the city as a social and cultural environment
and social problems of cities.
MURP 4820 Tourism for Urban & Reg Plan
3 cr.
An exploration of the international travel and tourism industry,
focusing on the post-1950 period. The course will cover the rapid
growth of tourism and its economic, social, cultural, and environmental
impacts on countries, regions, and cities, with a particular
emphasis on the role planners and policymakers play in promoting
and regulating the industry.
MURP 4820G Tourism for Urban & Reg Plan
3 cr.
An exploration of the international travel and tourism industry,
focusing on the post-1950 period. The course will cover the rapid
growth of tourism and its economic, social, cultural, and environmental
impacts on countries, regions, and cities, with a particular
emphasis on the role planners and policymakers play in promoting
and regulating the industry.
MURP 4900 Independent Study
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of school. Independent research under the
direction of a designated member of the faculty. May be repeated
once. Maximum of six credit hours allowed. Not for graduate
credit.
MURP 6010 Plan Neigh & Smaller Community
3 cr.
Prerequisite: MURP 4600 or consent of school. This course examines
the forces that have shaped America’s neighborhoods and smaller
communities, the unique problems that face them, and planning
strategies available for their resolution.
MURP 6020 Analytic Methods for Planners
3 cr.
Prerequisite: URBN 6005 or instructor’s permission. An introduction
to the application of quantitative analytical method used by
professional planners and policy makers in urban and regional
contexts. Topics include: population estimation and forecasting,
economic forecasting, locational analysis, forecasting for transportation,
housing, shopping, and recreational facilities, as well as
project evaluation and monitoring. An emphasis will be placed on
actual problem solving rather than an understanding of the pure
mathematical basis of the techniques.
MURP 6051 Housing and Comm Development
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of school. This course is designed to give the
student an introduction to the complex areas of housing and community
development. Emphasis will be placed on examination of
the federal role and the local response in implementing programs.
MURP 6061 Transportation Planning
3 cr.
Prerequisites: MURP 6020 intermediate statistics and calculus, or
consent of school. A seminar on the quantitative aspects of transportation
planning. Included in the course material will be: transportation
network concepts, minimum path through network
algorithms, optimal network problems, trip distribution (gravity)
models, and urban land use models.
MURP 6071 Zoning-Land Use Regulation
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of school. The course is an introduction to the
legal environment in which planners and urban professionals must
operate. Using the case method and analytic examples, the seminar
will concentrate on acquainting the beginning urban professional
with such concepts as zoning, eminent domain, subdivision regulation,
planned-unit development (PUD), and the law of nuisance.
MURP 6121 Urban & Regional Analysis II
3 cr.
Prerequisite: MURP 6020 or consent of school. A seminar on application
of advanced quantitative analytic methods in regional and
urban planning. The following topics will be presented: industrial
complex analysis, regional and interregional linear programming,
gravity models, game theory, concepts of regional development and
regional conflict and cooperation analysis.
MURP 6130 Urban Dev: Social Perspective
3 cr.
Prerequisite: MURP 4030 or consent of college. The emphasis of this
course is on current urban problems in urban development and the
planning methods and strategies used to meet the needs of diverse
socio-economic groups. A single problem focus will be developed
and possible solutions developed.
MURP 6140 Citizen Participation
3 cr.
Prerequisite: MURP 4030 or consent of school. This seminar will
explore the operational development of citizen participation and
its inclusion as a vital element in the urban planning process.
Emphasis will be placed on decentralization and participation in
the design and delivery of urban public services at various levels of
responsibility. Specific programs such as Community Development
and neighborhood service units will be covered. Policy implications
for local officials and urban planners will be discussed in an
operational context.
MURP 6175 Case Studies Land Devel Proc
3 cr.
Prerequisite: MURP 6170. This course will cover, by actual student
practice, project packaging in the land development process. In
addition to financial considerations (cash flow, leases, rents, subordination,
and funding) this course will confront community
relations and development, regulatory matters, market feasibility
studies, politics, public bids, land exchanges, and other topics by
analyzing carefully constructed cases of land development modeled
after real-world developments.
MURP 6180 Site Planning
3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: MURP 4710 or equivalent design
course or consent of college. This will examine the fundamentals
of site planning and analysis including environmental considerations
as related to the design process, and general factors affecting
building location and orientation. It will explore the specific
site requirements of different types of land uses including density,
visual elements, buffers and parking requirements. Students will
complete small and large scale projects involving the integration
of numerous site elements for workable designs.
MURP 6401 Urban Public Works Planning
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of school. An introduction to the public works
functions in the urban environment. The course will examine the
organization and operation of urban public works activities. Case
studies of actual public works problems will be used to supplement
lecture material.
MURP 6450 Local Economic Development
3 cr.
Prerequisite: None. This course provides students with an understanding
of the theories, processes, and tools of local economic
development. In addition, the course presents the realities of local
economic development as currently practiced in the U.S. cities. The
course emphasizes economic theory with a sensitivity to the political
environment in cities and regions. Theories of development and
economics as well as analytical tools used by local professionals
will be shown as critical elements of sound local economic development
planning.
MURP 6500 Urban Plan Prac in Dev Nations
3 cr.
Prerequisites: MURP 4600 or consent of department. This course
presents a study of urban and regional planning practice in developing
countries. Urban development issues and planning paradigms
will be discussed. Selected Less Developed Countries (LDC’s) will be
examined in detail.
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