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Course ListingsFall 2012Urban and Environmental Policy and PlanningUEP 0105URBAN PLANNING & DESIGNHistorical roots and contemporary debates of American planning:reform movements, government programs, architectural and planningfashions, urban renewal, suburban sprawl, new urbanism and growthmanagement. An examination of the building blocks of the planningprofession: housing, open space, zoning, urban design, transportation,community development, historic preservation and resourceconservation in the context provided by Boston and its region.Sections04016 UEP 010501 12 Cousineau, Chri 1.0 UndergradsUEP 0113HOUSING POLICYOverview of housing and community development programs andstrategies -- past and present -- with a particular emphasis on problemsof low income people, urban areas, and racial minorities. Focus on thepolitical and economic interests that have shaped public policies andassessments of the majorinitiatives. Special emphasis on nonprofit community-based housing.Prerequisites: UEP181.Sections04017UEP 011301 8 Greenstein, Ros 1.0 Ndergrad;heldAt 72Professors RowUEP 0130NEGOT & CONFLICT RESOLTechniques of negotiation and mediation applied to a broad range ofconflict situations from interpersonal differences to labor relations,environmental disputes, and international relations. Combines practicein basic methods with theoretical and applied aspects of conflictresolution.Sections04078 UEP 013001 13+ Burdick, Robert 1.0UEP 0173TRANSPORTATION PLANNINGCourse looks at major passenger transportation modes includingwalking, bicycling, transit and automobiles. Focus on the skills and toolsneeded to effectively plan transportation projects- both directly throughplanning skills and indirectly through managing consultants. Course ispresented within the context of how transportation intersects withcommunities, including how transportation impacts neighborhoods, theelderly and disabled, the price of affordable housing, economicdevelopment and overall quality of life. "Hands-on" approach with manyguest speakers and a final project that will integrate course-work withstudent's professional interests.Sections04000 UEP 017301 11+ Chase, Mark 1.0 GraduateStudents Only04041 UEP 017302 11+ Chase, Mark 1.0 Seniors OnlyUEP 0178SPECIAL TOPICSDesigned for students in the field of planning, engineering, andenvironmental policy. Provides a land use planning approach andspecific site planning skills. Low impact development (LID) is a land useplanning and a site planning approach that integrates conservationdesign principles and specific best management practices to minimizeor eliminate the environmental impacts associated with development.Course will present planning approaches using actual case studies. Afield trip to visit LID projects will be scheduled.SectionsURBAN POLICY & PLANNING03351 UEP 017801 ARR Witten, Jon 1.0 UndergraduatesOnlyUEP 0194SPECIAL TOPICSSpecial Topics.Sections04018 UEP 019401 1.0UEP 0195URBAN STUDIES CAPSTONEUrban studies capstone project on an urban studies topic such as aresearch paper, an oral presentation, a video, a photographic exhibit, afictional narrative, or other forms of study. Either one-half or one creditwill be given at the discretion of a project committee consisting of twofaculty members.Sections03990 UEP 019501 Wu, Weiping 1.004396 UEP 019502 Cousineau, Chri 1.0UEP 0200LAND USE PLANNING(Cross-listed as ENV 200). Covers the workings of American urbangovernments. Examines the extent to which cities are empowered tocontrol their futures and analyzes the techniques used to plan andprotect the public health, safety, and welfare of urban residents.Sections03353 UEP 020001 5 Witten, Jon 1.0 Grad/consentClist Env20001;Meet 97 TalbUEP 0205URBAN PLNG & DESIGNHistorical roots and contemporary debates of American planning:reform movements, government programs, architectural and planningfashions, urban renewal, suburban sprawl, new urbanism and growthmanagement. Boston and its region provide a rich context in which toexamine the building blocks of the planning profession: housing, openspace, zoning, urban design, transportation, community development,historic preservation, and resource conservation. Examination of howthese issues emerged in the past and how they are addressed today.Sections03355 UEP 020501 12 Cousineau, Chri 1.0 GraduateStanding/seniors With ConsentUEP 0207ENVIRONMENTAL LAW(Cross-listed as CEE 207 and ENV 207.) Role of the courts in shapingenvironmental policy and ways that the regulatory system connectspolicy objectives to legal directives. Role of science and economics inenvironmental law. Provides students with a solid introduction to theAmerican legal system and the basic structure of many of the majorenvironmental statutes. Students work with the Mystic River WatershedAssociation on high-priority issues that blend law and policy.Prerequisites: Graduate standing or seniors with permission.Sections03357UEP 020701 11 Russell, Robert 1.0 Seniors WithConsent;c-lstCee207&env207UEP 0213HOUSING POLICYOverview of housing and community development programs andstrategies-past and present-with a particular emphasis on problems oflow income people, urban areas, and racial minorities. Focus on thepolitical and economic interests that have shaped public policies andassessments of the major initiatives. Special emphasis on nonprofitcommunity-based housing.Sections03358 UEP 021301 8 Staff 1.0 Grad StandingOrConsent;held At72 ProfessorsRowTufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 182