Environmental Systems in Planning

3 credits · Undergraduate

Planners require a fundamental understanding of bio-physical structures and processes in diverse landscapes, and how they interact with human uses. This course introduces students to human-environment systems, and how they inform the environmental principles applied in planning. The course will place understanding of these concepts within the multiple ethical, legal, political, and social contexts of planning. Students will learn the fundamentals of field observation, documentation, and report writing. FORMATS: Lecture | Tutorial