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research design, and literature research; student presentations at
appropriate stages in thesis work.
URP 6231: Quantitative Data Analysis for Planners (3) Planning
problem formulation, quantitative research skills, and data gathering
techniques. Statistical analysis and emphasis on computer
applications.
URP 6270: Survey of Planning Information Systems (3)
Introduction to concepts and theory associated with desktop GIS as
related to urban (real estate) and regional (environmental)
planning.
URP 6271: Planning Information Systems (3) Advanced work in
planning and analysis customizing the use of large databases.
Emphasizes development monitoring systems and information
systems in planning.
URP 6272: Advanced Planning Information Systems (3)
Prereq: URP 6271. Theoretical and practical knowledge about the
structure, use, and architecture of georeference database systems.
Discusses spatial relationships between network and area-related
systems. Developing and maintaining geographic information
systems as related to urban and regional planning.
URP 6274: GPS for Planners: Introduction to Global
Positioning System (1) Basics of digital field collection using GPS.
GPS applications, components, concepts, mission planning, data
collection in field, navigation, real-time and postprocessing
correction using base station data, and exporting GPS to GIS.
URP 6275: Spatial Database Design and Development (3)
Advanced GIS data concepts and practices. Techniques for data
creation, quality assurance and quality control, conversion, storage,
manipulation, and presentation.
URP 6312: Land Development Planning and Evaluation (3)
Standards, criteria, policies, design techniques, and research
systems used in designating proposed general distribution; location
and extent of the uses of land and of population densities for all
public and private land use categories as established by law,
regulation, and social and economic justification at all levels of
government in the U.S. and abroad.
URP 6341: Urban Planning Project (1-12; max: 12) Projects
encompass city wide comprehensive planning examining the
interaction of urban and social systems cast in scenarios of future
growth and development. H.
URP 6421: Environmental Impact Statements (3) Management
and decision-making aspects of impact statements under the U.S.
Environmental Protection Act, Florida's Land and Water Management
Act of 1972, and as a component of a comprehensive planning
process.
URP 6541: Economic Development Planning (3) Major
international and national economic development theory, issues and
trends as they affect local economic development planning,
methods, and practice.
URP 6542: Urban Land Economics (3) Review of land economics
within the context of urban and regional planning.