UPA 661 - Urban & Regional Planning

Unit(s): 4

This seminar provides a framework for understanding urban and regional planning in the U.S., as well as prominent theories of urban planning and current practice. The course covers material useful for those students considering a career in urban and regional planning, or who anticipate working with planning policies and institutions in pursuit of other policy objectives. The course covers a range of planning challenges, with a focus on issues facing local planners in the contemporary moment; these may include transportation, regional growth, urban density, and other concerns.

Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
College of Arts and Sciences