URBN 6037 - Landscape Resources Analysis and Planning

Institution:

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

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Description:

Increasingly, the integration of environmental resources into the land use planning and design process holds a central role in growth management, landscape preservation, and sustainable development. The course helps the student gain a basic knowledge of landscape resources analysis, and how development can adversely impact them. The 'watershed' as a distinct geographic unit in a local government context is used to undertake a series of GIS-based analyses to describe and evaluate the landscape and to conduct suitability analyses for land use planning purposes. Familiarization with ArcGIS software will be helpful.

Credits:

3.00 - 4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uc.edu

Phone Number:

(513) 556-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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