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CY PLAN 110
INTRODUCTION TO CITY PLANNING
STAFF

(4) Three hours of lecture/discussion per week, plus additional fieldwork. Prerequisites: Open to majors in all fields. Survey of city planning as it has evolved in the United States since 1800 in response to physical, social, and economic problems; major concepts and procedures used by city planners and local governments to improve the urban environment. 

Extended Course Description

To come.

CY PLAN 114
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN & REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
STAFF

(3) Six hours of lecture for eight weeks. This course is designed to introduce students to the characteristics of urban transportation systems, the methods through which they are planned and analyzed, and the dimensions of key policy issues confronting decision makers.

Extended Course Description

To come.

CY PLAN 118AC
THE URBAN COMMUNITY
STAFF

(4) Six hours of lecture and one and one-half hours of discussion for eight weeks. Seven and one-half hours of lecture and two and one-half hours of discussion for six weeks. This course looks at the idea and practice of community in cities and suburbs and at the dynamics of neighborhood and community formation. Topics include urban social geography, ethnicity, and identity, residential choice behavior, the political economy of neighborhoods, planning for neighborhoods and civic engagement. Instructors emphasize different topics. Class size limits depend on the instructor. This course satisfies the American cultures requirement.

Extended Course Description

To come.