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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: consent of school. The course is an introduction to the legal environment in which planners and urban professionals must operate. Using the case method and analytic examples, the seminar will concentrate on acquainting the beginning urban professional with such concepts as zoning, eminent domain, subdivision regulation, planned-unit development (PUD), and the law of nuisance.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MURP 6020 or consent of school. A seminar on application of advanced quantitative analytic methods in regional and urban planning. The following topics will be presented: industrial complex analysis, regional and interregional linear programming, gravity models, game theory, concepts of regional development and regional conflict and cooperation analysis.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MURP 4030 or consent of college. The emphasis of this course is on current urban problems in urban development and the planning methods and strategies used to meet the needs of diverse socio-economic groups. A single problem focus will be developed and possible solutions developed.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MURP 4030 or consent of school. This seminar will explore the operational development of citizen participation and its inclusion as a vital element in the urban planning process. Emphasis will be placed on decentralization and participation in the design and delivery of urban public services at various levels of responsibility. Specific programs such as Community Development and neighborhood service units will be covered. Policy implications for local officials and urban planners will be discussed in an operational context.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MURP 6170. This course will cover, by actual student practice, project packaging in the land development process. In addition to financial considerations (cash flow, leases, rents, subordination, and funding) this course will confront community relations and development, regulatory matters, market feasibility studies, politics, public bids, land exchanges, and other topics by analyzing carefully constructed cases of land development modeled after real-world developments.
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3.00 Credits
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: MURP 4710 or equivalent design course or consent of college. This will examine the fundamentals of site planning and analysis including environmental considerations as related to the design process, and general factors affecting building location and orientation. It will explore the specific site requirements of different types of land uses including density, visual elements, buffers and parking requirements. Students will complete small and large scale projects involving the integration of numerous site elements for workable designs.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: consent of school. An introduction to the public works functions in the urban environment. The course will examine the organization and operation of urban public works activities. Case studies of actual public works problems will be used to supplement lecture material.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None. This course provides students with an understanding of the theories, processes, and tools of local economic development. In addition, the course presents the realities of local economic development as currently practiced in the U.S. cities. The course emphasizes economic theory with a sensitivity to the political environment in cities and regions. Theories of development and economics as well as analytical tools used by local professionals will be shown as critical elements of sound local economic development planning.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MURP 4600 or consent of department. This course presents a study of urban and regional planning practice in developing countries. Urban development issues and planning paradigms will be discussed. Selected Less Developed Countries (LDC's) will be examined in detail.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MURP 4600 or consent of department. This seminar will explore the processes and strategies adopted by industrialized nations in planning for the development of their urban areas. Policy formulation and program implementation will be stressed, particularly in the areas of housing, central city revitalization, growth controls, and labor mobility.
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