Urban and Regional Environmental Planning
Course #: UPCD 701
Description:
The focus of the course is on environmental issues that transcend local boundaries, but that impact the quality of urban life. Topics covered include the concept of ecological boundaries, watershed, surface and groundwater protection; habitat fragmentation; urban sprawl; solid waste management; farmland preservation; and natural hazards, particularly as exacerbated by human development. Each contemporary issue will be explored for its root causes, and its impact on the environment, community life and public health. The federal, state, regional and municipal government planning, program, and regulatory responses, as well as market strategies developed to counteract these problems and trends will be covered.
Pre Requisites: Pre-Req: UPCD 600 and UPCD 623L