INTRODUCTION TO REGIONAL PLANNING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2019 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the purpose and meaning of regional planning. Audience: Graduate 2. Explore the history of regional planning in the United States and the many planning issues that transcend the jurisdictional boundaries of government. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the institutional framework of the different levels of government within which regional planning occurs. Audience: Graduate 4. Interpret the behaviors and structures available to bring about sound regional planning outcomes. Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss key issues of the ethics of public decision-making in the regional planning context. Audience: Graduate 6. Critique the role of officials, stakeholders, and community members in regional planning. Audience: Graduate 7. Explain sustainability, environmental quality, social justice, economic, and cultural factors in regional planning. Audience: Graduate 8. Assemble and analyze ideas and information from regional planning practice. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the purpose and meaning of regional planning. Audience: Graduate 2. Explore the history of regional planning in the United States and the many planning issues that transcend the jurisdictional boundaries of government. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the institutional framework of the different levels of government within which regional planning occurs. Audience: Graduate 4. Interpret the behaviors and structures available to bring about sound regional planning outcomes. Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss key issues of the ethics of public decision-making in the regional planning context. Audience: Graduate 6. Critique the role of officials, stakeholders, and community members in regional planning. Audience: Graduate 7. Explain sustainability, environmental quality, social justice, economic, and cultural factors in regional planning. Audience: Graduate 8. Assemble and analyze ideas and information from regional planning practice. Audience: Graduate