The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the issues and methods associated with planning for infrastructure and community facilities. It is intended for those wishing to gain an overall perspective on infrastructure planning and is not intended to replace more advanced courses in specific types of facilities. The course will draw on knowledge from urban planning, engineering, politics and public finance. It will focus on the U.S. urban experience, although effort will be made to introduce issues from rural settings and other countries. A critical examination of the problems in written communications by professional planners.
Emphasis is on developing enduring personal remedial strategies.
This one unit course is one of a series of modules designed to help the student learn basic planning techniques necessary for success in their academic and professional careers. This module will provide students with the ability to utilize desktop publishing software to enhance planning reports and documents. This one-unit course is one of a series of modules designed to help students learn basic planning techniques necessary for success in their academic and professional careers. This module will train students in the basics of negotiation and mediation as they relate to the planning field. Contemporary areas of potential conflict will be explored in the context of planning's role in mediation and negotiation.