NRS 331 - Land Use Planning

Institution:

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

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Description:

3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This course will expose the students to the practices and concepts of land-use and site planning as used to guide and direct development. The course will give the students an appreciation of how the bio-physical environment and human social systems can be made to work together through the planning process. Skills that will be developed include ecological analysis, cartography, and social science research methods. The course will examine case studies where different approaches to land use planning were used. It will look at the similarities and differences among the case studies, within the context of the goals, politics, economics and cultural differences. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: General Ecology (BIO 210) or equivalent.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.paulsmiths.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 327-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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