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3.00 Credits
This class will introduce students to the various ways that local governments and cities use information technologies to address such critical issues as improving service delivery, policy making and planning. Utilizing the controlled "hands-on" environment ofa hypothetical city, students will explore the technical operations employing information technologies to build and use information systems effectively in local government. Students who do not have any previous experience with GIS shold complete an ARC GIS tutorial by the end of the 3rd week of class. GEOG 4805 is recommended but not required.
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3.00 Credits
Spring semester. This course focuses on the impact of public and private planning, policies, and programs on the natural and man-made environment of our urban regions. The subject matter includes environmental law, environmental impact statements, environmental politics, land use policy, air and water resources, energy policy, and solid wastes.
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3.00 Credits
Coastal zones are valuable natural resource areas that are fragile, in great demand, and in danger of system collapse. This course develops the concepts of coastal resources, examines the many strategies for resource management and administration, and analyzes guidelines and standards for planning activities in the coastal zone.
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3.00 Credits
Seminar on techniques for managing urban development to further objectives specified in comprehensive development plans and to conserve environmental resources. Regulatory, public investment, incentive, and other policy instruments used in land use and environmental management are covered.
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3.00 Credits
Fall semester. Prerequisite: consent of school. This course will deal with the evolution of urban and regional planning in the United States with particular focus on the last century. Emphasis will be placed on specific issues, programs, projects, and personalities instrumental in shaping the form of the American landscape and cityscape and in developing urban planning as a profession.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: consent of school. This course will provide an introduction to the urban planning techniques used for preserving historic buildings, neighborhoods, and districts within American cities.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: consent of school. An introduction to national and Louisiana energy demands, resources, impacts, technologies, and policies especially as related to plan formulation in cities and regions. Particular emphasis is given to the energy relationship between New Orleans and the Louisiana coastal ecosystem.
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3.00 Credits
(MURP 4600 and GEOG 4600 are cross-listed) This course introduces students to the history and practice of urban planning in the United States from its origins in the colonial era through the evolution of planning thought and programs in the 20th century. It also provides students with an understanding of how planning has evolved through recent history, and is being practiced currently. Emphasis will be placed on the components of comprehensive planning, the implementation of modern city plans, and the discussion of current planning issues.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of the School of Urban Planning & Regional Studies. This course uses theory and gaming materials to build negotiation and mediation skills. The particular lessons covered include: the importance of assessing one's Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA); the preconditions for collaborative problem solving; the application of utility theory to negotiation analysis; the significance of coalition building; the value of packaging options that trade across issues; criteria for evaluating negotiation outcomes; strategies for dealing with uncertainty and risk; the role of the media in public decision making; and the responsibility of facilitators, mediators, and dispute resolves. These lessons ought to be directly transferable to a student's current or future planning practice.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory design course deals with the impact, inventory, observation, analysis, and critique of the complex urban environment from a designer's viewpoint. Equal emphasis shall be given to the various component parts of the physical surroundings and their cumulative interactions. Urban and inventory, observation, analysis, and critique of the complex urban environment from a designer's viewpoint. Equal emphasis shall be given to the various component parts of the physical surroundings and their cumulative interactions. Urban and suburban structures, plazas, recreation areas, malls, streetscapes, landscapes, the neighborhood, and the private residence shall be considered.
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