PAUS 8021: Urban Policy Planning

This course will acquaint students generally with the history of urban planning in the United States and the legal and administrative context in which planning takes place. It will also provide an overview and assessment of important issues and common techniques used in demography for planning purposes, comprehensive and land use planning, growth management, environmental planning, transportation planning, and economic development planning. In class we will describe several models of planning processes, and consider their appropriateness under different circumstances, the role of citizen involvement in planning,and planning ethics. We will also read about examples of recent planning practice and discuss how they relate to events in Atlanta and its larger region. (3 credit hours)

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For other syllabi, see the AYSPS Course Syllabi List. Please remember that individual faculty vary their course plans over time. A previous syllabus is no guarantee of what an upcoming course will be like.

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