Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
This covers the essential science needed to understand the impacts of urbanization on the environment, describes environmental policy and governance from the global to the local levels, and then provides case studies of environmental planning issues and responses. Topics such as urban water management, urban greening and urban biodiversity are presented and discussed in an integrated manner addressing technology, design and governance.
Objectives
• Train students for professional careers in planning and equip them to function in generalist and specialist roles
• Provide students with an understanding of the history and theory of cities and urban regions and the environmental influences on city and regional planning
• Prepare students with life-long analytical, research and communication skills
• Provide students with the specific knowledge and skills needed to become successful, practicing planners in a wide range of planning areas
• Educate students about the relationship between the developed environment and the natural environment
• Provide students with scientific and technical skills that can be applied professionally to solve environment problems