Geography 304f - Regional Planning

Institution:

Mount Holyoke College

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Description:

(Formally Planning & the Environment) This course examines the shi? from planning as an urban issue to the recognition that planning decisions o?en have broader regional impacts. The first part of the semester will survey urban planning efforts from the early 1900s through the 1960s. The second half of the semester will focus on the "new" comprehensiveplanning efforts, using growth management of urbanization to protect rural areas, agricultural lands and sensitive environments. Emphasis will be placed on current "Smart Growth" approaches todevelopment. Does not meet a distribution requirement T. Millette Prereq. Geography 202; 4 credits

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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