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ENVIR ST 843

LAND USE POLICY AND PLANNING

3 credits.

Critical evaluation and analysis of land use policies and programs in relation to comprehensive planning and growth management issues in the U.S. The role of legislative and judicial processes and emerging public land use social values and philosophies in the development, regulation, and effectuation of innovative land use policies. Alternative land policy and growth guidance systems of select European countries.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the historical, political, social, and economic dimensions of land use policy in the U.S. context. Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze relationships between land use regulation and urban form Audience: Graduate 3. Identify the various actors that participate in contemporary land use planning and policy in the U.S. context and the interests that motivate their involvement. Audience: Graduate 4. Analyze the conflicts around land use and how planners participate in them. Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate the role of planning in the land development process. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the historical, political, social, and economic dimensions of land use policy in the U.S. context. Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze relationships between land use regulation and urban form Audience: Graduate 3. Identify the various actors that participate in contemporary land use planning and policy in the U.S. context and the interests that motivate their involvement. Audience: Graduate 4. Analyze the conflicts around land use and how planners participate in them. Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate the role of planning in the land development process. Audience: Graduate

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