2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

Course Descriptions/Urban Planning 573643. Preservation Law. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory and practice of historic preservation in the legal context;the constitutional and statutory foundations of historic resources planning and plan implementation;review of case studies and municipal ordinances.647. Disaster Recovery and Hazard Mitigation. (3-0). Credit 3. Interdisciplinary study of the impactsof environmental disasters; describes process of disaster recovery and examines methods of reducingfuture vulnerability; analyzes regulation, market mechanisms, and public education as methods forimplementing mitigation measures. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.649. Organizational and Community Response to Crises and Disasters. (3-0). Credit 3. Introductionto the study of organized and community planning and response to natural and technological disastersand social crisis; focus upon emergency preparedness and response; practical issues, planning for emergencymanagement and existing research literature of basic disaster at the organization and communitylevels. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.650. Disaster Response Planning. (3-0). Credit 3. Mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery strategies;roles of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Governor’s Division of EmergencyManagement, the National Weather Service and the American Red Cross.651. Planning for Coastal and Marine Protected Areas. (3-0). Credit 3. The science, policy and politicsof establishing coastal and marine protected areas (CMPAs); an interdisciplinary graduate-level seminar;the theory and practice of using protected areas to manage complex problems related to the coastal andmarine environment. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.654. Planning Administration and Management. (1-0). Credit 1. Issues of professional practice in publicand private sectors.656. Housing and Community. (3-0). Credit 3. Housing, its development, planning, marketing, designing,financing, and production; social and design history and contemporary issues of American housingdevelopment, urban renewal, neighborhood structure and community facilities.658. Plan Implementation. (3-0). Credit 3. Techniques of implementing major urban development programsand plans; capital improvements programming and budgeting; overview of regulatory measuresincluding zoning and subdivision regulations; public involvement process; and fiscal planning.661. Information and Communication in Planning. (2-2). Credit 3. Types and sources of planning relatedinformation; use of verbal, printed and electronic media in communicating planning informationand formulating alternative solutions to community development problems.662. Applied Planning I. (1-6). Credit 3. Acquisition, analysis, and management of information pertainingto urban and regional planning in a case specific scenario; issue analysis; formulation of goals andobjectives, and policies; consensus building; includes all tasks leading up to the preparation of an urban,regional or strategic plan.663. Applied Planning II. (1-6). Credit 3. Preparation of a major plan or planning document for a specificsubject associated with the field of urban and regional planning including the environment; land use;urban design; transportation systems; housing and community facilities; infrastructure systems; growthmanagement systems; urban image; and other topics. Prerequisite: PLAN 662 or approval of instructor.664. Planning Theory and History. (3-0). Credit 3. A critical examination of the justifications for andmajor alternative approaches to planning in the public domain, beginning with the fundamental historicalintentions of and projects in city planning within industrial societies and tracing the subsequentdevelopment of planning as political reform, political analysis, social mobilization and other modernvariants.665. Plan Making. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduction to a wide variety of styles and methodologies employedby the urban and regional planner; planning styles reviewed include: comprehensive land use planning;policies planning; strategic planning; regional planning; and private sector corporate planning. Emphasisis given to the actual review and content analysis of plans.669. Urban Infrastructure Planning. (2-2). Credit 3. Identification of urban infrastructure requirements;criteria for utility location and design; projection of the conversion of land to urban uses; estimating demandfor urban services; anticipating the effect of urbanization on storm runoff; and municipal practicein financing infrastructure extensions.670. Urban Public Transportation Planning. (2-3). Credit 3. Planning, operations, fiscal, managementand legal aspects of urban, rural and regional public transportation modes; preparation of transportationsystems program elements.