Discussion of most recent advances in methods of transportation planning. Case studies presented within the framework of traditional public finance. Overview of administrative law, relevant constitutional doctrines, and American environmental doctrines, and American environmental policies and legal doctrines such as those embodied in the National Environmental Policy Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Superfund Act. An introduction to the theoretical basis for beliefs and practices in city and environmental design, including the relation of the built environment to the natural environment, the organization of groups of buildings, the use and meaning of public places, and the relation of technology to land use and community. GIS in Professional Practice.
Students achieve proficiency in Arc View.
Examination of the economic trends and resulting social changes in the countries of the Pacific Rim. It focuses on the effects of globalism, especially in the urban environment. Transportation Planning in Developing Regions and Countries. Exploration of transportation planning in developing countries and regions, including related energy and appropriate technology problems. Examination of comparative planning processes, financing arrangements, amd methodological problems embedded in data unavailability and mathematical model utilization.