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3010  Introduction to Urban Dynamics (3) Fulfills Social/Behavioral Science Integration.
   Dynamic interaction among principal elements of a modern city illustrated through readings and computer game simulation. Land-use relationships, population and residential activity, production and industrial activity, internal markets and commercial activity, government services, and public-sector activity.

3100  Issues in Urban and Environmental Planning (3) Prerequisite: ENGL 3610, 3900, or WRTG 3XXX. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Introduction to urban and environmental policy problems, social science perspectives, current public planning and decision-making approaches.

3250  Planning Methods (3) Prerequisite: URBPL 2XXX or 3XXX. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS.
   Overview of community planning process and methods of research and analysis for producing comprehensive plans.

3270  Graphic Techniques in Urban Design (3)
   Studio in design and graphic presentation to communicate planning concepts. Developing and illustrating site and project plans using a variety of mediums and techniques.

4999  Honors Thesis/Project (3) Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree.

5020  Urban and Regional Planning Analysis (4) Recommended Prerequisite: Statistics course. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS.
   Application of linear algebra to analysis of urban and regional systems and their interrelationships: matrix algebra, demographics, regional economics, urban housing markets, regional labor markets, travel behavior, and spatial allocation of urban activities.

5220  Land-Use Planning (3) Cross listed as GEOGR 5220.
   Graduate students should take GEOGR 6220 and will be held to higher standards and/or more work. Land-use concepts, activities, problems, and techniques for land-use planning.

5240  Theory and Ethics in Planning (4) Prerequisite: Any course in URBPL. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Rationality and alternative approaches to the planning process; the scope of theory and ethics in planning; the prospects for collectively rational decision making; assorted cases and critiques; post-modern perspectives on coping with values, power, conflict and ethical criticism.

5250  Planning Methods (3) Prerequisite: Senior standing or instructor's consent. Recommended Prerequisite: URBPL 2010. Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS.
   Overview of community planning process and methods of research and analysis for producing comprehensive plans.

5260  Planning Administration and Law (3) Prerequisite: ENGL 3610, 3900, or WRTG 3XXX. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Plan implementation including legal authority for planning, zoning, subdivision regulation, urban redevelopment; methodology and application; administrative procedures; place of planning in structure of governments; capital improvement programs.

5270  Planning for Metropolitan Regions (3)
   Theories of metropolitan regional development; their spatial organization; implications for land use, transportation and air quality; public policy context and options. A service-learning course.

5280  Community Planning Workshop (4) Prerequisite: URBPL 3250 or instructor consent. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Using actual clients and real-world locations, students complete the various phases of comprehensive planning process and publish a final report.

5300  Housing and Community Development (3) Cross listed as FCS 5650. Recommended Prerequisite: URBPL 2010 or 3xxx.
   Revitalization of central cities and neighborhoods; programs and techniques for community environmental, social, and economic development; policies regulating the financing, production, consumption, and preservation of market and low-income housing.

5320  Economic, Financial, and Fiscal Aspects of Urbanization (4) Fulfills Quantitative Intensive BS.
   Examines the economic aspects of urban development from both the public and private perspective. Topics include goals of development, regional planning, export-base theory, public revenues and services, fiscal impact analysis, impact fees, redevelopment, growth management, project financing and sustainable development. Case studies will be used to illustrate general principles.

5330  Urban Growth Management (4)
   Attitudes, issues, impact, and management alternatives explored through case studies and analytical exercises. Federal and state policies, and evaluation of local growth guidance systems.

5340  Public/Private Interests in Land Development (4)
   An urban planning perspective on the competition between public and private interests in land use and development. Public interests in land use are reflected in planning and zoning controls and are guided by federal, state and local laws. Private interests are made up of land owners, real estate developers, and developers. Narrow views of community needs, public interests, and private property rights often lead to conflict. Every planner must understand this and be prepared to mediate the differences.

5350  Public Lands and Environmental Policy (3) Cross listed as GEOGR 5350.
   A review of public land management and planning, including a review of the history of public lands policy in the U.S., policies relating to various resources and uses, and focuses on individual public land management agencies. A portion of the course is devoted to a more detailed look at the National Environmental Policy Act and its procedures.

5360  Environmental Planning Law and Policy (3)
   A review of federal, state, and local environmental laws, policies and procedures as they affect planning, including air, water, and hazardous waste, impact assessment, public lands, common law, and aesthetic regulation.

5370  System Dynamics and Environmental Policy (3) Cross listed as POL S 5323, GEOGR 5370, GEO 5340.
   Meets with CVEEN 6660, GEOGR 6370, and POL S 6323. Environmental policy design requires an understanding of human interactions with environmental systems. It requires an accounting of the complexities of behavior, context and policy. These complexities often produce indirect and unanticipated consequences. They yield unexpected patterns and counter-intuitive results. Students from many academic fields learn user-friendly software (STELLA) to do environmental policy simulation without proficiency in advanced mathematics. Students use computer simulations to sort out environmental complexities; transform group perceptions into simulation models; apply principles of environmental management; test policy effects and define possible pathways for future policy change.

5371  Practicum in Environmental Systems Sustainability (3) Cross listed as GEO 5341, GEOGR 5371, POL S 5324.
   Using actual clients and a systems thinking approach, multi-disciplinary student teams resolve real world problems in environmental sustainability. Student teams define system structures, feedback loops, counter-intuitive relationships and the unintended consequences of policy decisions. Students having completed 'System Dynamics and Environmental Policy' get to apply their experience in systems modeling in support of team efforts in full-scale, practical problem solving. Possible topics include: urban growth, drinking water, energy resources, air/water quality and environmental justice. Meets with GEO 6341, CVEEN 6661, GEOGR 6371, POL S 6324.

5390  Community, Economy, and Sustainability (3)
   Explores the proposition that ecologically sustainable economies and actively integrated communities are necessary conditions for one another and that the prospects of both are eroded by the misapplication of assumptions common in contemporary policy analysis.

5440  Managing the Nation's Disasters (3) Cross listed as GEOGR 5340.
   Hazards risk reduction approached from governmental standpoint, including cost reduction through mitigation. Development of awareness and expertise in public safety aspects of hazards-reduction planning and implementation. Relationship between levels of government involving laws, agreements, and developing organizations and programs, as influenced by changing philosophies in legal and financial liability.

5600  Politics of Planning (4)
   Diverse views of urban land use, neighborhood development, local governments and citizen participation. Key actors and participants in the planning process. Managing the political aspects of urban change.

5710  Transportation Facilities Planning (3) Prerequisite: CVEEN 3520 or instructor consent.
   Transportation systems planning and its application to real-world highway and public transport problems.

5720  Community Transportation (3) Cross listed as CVEEN 5540.
   Meets with CVEEN 6540. A service-learning course that addresses real community traffic and transportation issues. Students work with neighborhood and community groups.

5950  Individual Projects (1 to 4)
   This course is arranged in consultation with a faculty collaborator. It is intended to provide a structured approach to the design and implementation of a specific planning project. Students should contact a prospective faculty collaborator before the beginning of the term to settle upon interests, focus, structure and requirements. Consult with your major program adviser about using an Individual Projects course in your major area of study. Application and description forms are available in 270 OSH and should be completed with signatures by the end of the drop/add period.

5951  Directed Readings (1 to 4)
   Arranged in consultation with a faculty collaborator. It is intended to provide a structured approach to the review and critique of a literature in urban planning not normally covered in regular course offerings. Students should contact a prospective faculty collaborator before the beginning of the term to settle upon topics, structure and requirements. Consult with your major program adviser about using a Directed Reading course in your major area of study. Application and description forms are available in 270 OSH and should be completed with required signatures by the end of the drop/add period.

5954  Internship in Urban Planning (3 to 5)
   Urban-planning majors only. On-the-job experience for selected students in urban planning.

5962  Special Topics (1 to 5)
   This course number is used to accomodate one-time courses, occasional courses, and experimental courses. Students may take more than one Special Topics course for credit. Consult with your major program adviser about the role of Special Topics courses in your major area of study. This course will usually count as a Substantive Area Requirement or an Allied Area Requirement in the Urban Planning Program.