Curriculum Bulletin, Vol. SIS course title is in all capital letters following CIF course title. A perspective on planning which is especially appropriate for students from, or who expect to practice in, other countries in the Americas. May be convened with PLN 510.
Comprehensive planning is an older, traditional technique of planning.
Both are theoretical constructs that are utilized in planning. The study of these two divergent forms of planning will be examined in the context of land management and internal uses for governmental and private agencies. May be convened with PLN 512. The course focuses on the social dimension of North American cities, especially at community and neighborhood scales. Topics covered include poverty and deprivation, residential segregation, environmental justice and the role that urban planners play in shaping access to public space through land use controls and urban design.