UPM-602B Proseminar: Planning and Policy

1 Credits

This course introduces students to the key tools and methodologies used to plan, regulate, and manage urban space. The course situates urban planning practice today as an outcome of the legacy and evolution of planning as a profession in the United State since the late nineteenth century. The course emphasizes how politics and political power shape and limit what urban planning professionals can accomplish and influence how urban planning objectives are encoded in laws and regulations. The course examines the role of citizen participation and the effectiveness of existing and potential structures for including public constituencies in the planning process.