Circulation, accessibility, time and distance concepts, and trade patterns are discussed. Course emphasis is placed on land use control, design, growth management, and development regulation. The legal and institutional bases of planning practice are covered as well. Examines basic items necessary to prepare urban and regional comprehensive plans. This senior seminar and workshop is a capstone course that focuses on recent research in the major field.
Students carry out a research project on a topic of local or regional importance.
Through cooperative learning students will design and implement functional systems. Methods for designing GIS systems to user specification, data collection, data input, project management, and system documentation are covered. The course focus is on federal constitutional principles and key Supreme Court cases, especially as they relate to actions of local units of government and municipal planning practice. The course deals with the present state of land use law and with current trends and issues. RP 350 Introduces students to and provides an overview of land use issues at the regional, state, and federal levels.