Planning History and Theory

3 credits · Graduate Programs

An introduction to the history, theories and practices of planning, including Indigenous perspectives. Explores the forces that shaped cities/regions and key ideas/models developed in response. Examines the relationship between theory and practice and past and present. Explores the influence of planners, architects, landscape architects, and others on planning theory and resulting physical form. Presents case studies and examples in the Canadian context. Develops a critical awareness of the roles of planning professionals within a framework of technical, social, environmental and political factors. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Planning 604 and Environmental Design Planning 627 will not be allowed.