Employment of planning-specific computer applications programs including urban data bases, computer mapping, and program management. URBP 719 Introduction to Land Use Planning Examination of theories of American land use patterns. Evaluation of land use problems with consideration of economic, social, legal, and political constraints confronting urban planners. I Description legal structure surrounding public sector control and management of land use including police power, eminent domain, zoning, subdivision control, master plans, official maps, and expansion of legal techniques for controlling urban growth. Application of land use planning skills to specific problem in New York metropolitan region.
Class operates as team to produce recommendations.
Application of urban design concepts in studio setting to develop design solutions for typical physical planning problems. Use of specific problems on real sites to deal with land conversion, conventional residential subdivisions, cluster residential developments, and low-density commercial or institutional growth. URBG 727 Introduction to Housing Introduction to facets of housing market. Examination of determinants of supply and demand, finance, and public programs influencing cost of housing. Study and evaluation of public sector activities in housing market.