URBP 701 History and Theory of Planned Urban Development Fall and Spring PDF SYLLABUS
Study of conscious efforts to guide city development from ancient civilizations to the present. Emphasis on the relationship between public and private planning activities.
URBP 702 Structure of the Urban Region Fall and Spring PDF SYLLABUS
Examination of economic, social, demographic, spatial, and political structures of typical American metropolitan areas. Integration of concepts and models from social sciences with discussion of current trends and problems.
URBP 704 Comparative International Planning
Comparison of approaches to urban planning in developing nations with emphasis on large-scale project planning and management. Focus on development plan as tool for resource allocation and decision-making.
URBG 706 Introduction to Policy Analysis Spring
Examination of conceptual and analytical processes leading to design, selection, and implementation of public policies dealing with urban problems.
URBG 707 Graphical Communication for Urban Planners
Introduction to graphical techniques commonly used to facilitate communication of ideas and information among planners and planning-related professionals.
URBG 710 Urban Data Analysis Fall PDF SYLLABUS
Introduction to basic statistical concepts used in urban research. Emphasis on application of concepts in typical urban planning and policy contexts.
URBP 712 Methods of Planning Analysis PDF SYLLABUS
Introduction to methods of demographic and economic analysis. Emphasis on applications to current urban planning practice.
URBP 719 Introduction to Land Use Planning Fall and Spring PDF SYLLABUS
Examination of theories of American land use patterns. Evaluation of land use problems with consideration of economic, social, legal, and political constraints confronting urban planners.
URBP 720 Law of Land Use Regulation I Spring
Description legal structure surrounding public sector control and management of land use including police power, eminent domain, zoning, subdivision control, master plans, official maps, and expansion of legal techniques for controlling urban growth.
URBP 722 Land Use Planning Workshop Spring
(Prereq. URBP 719 or with permission of instructor)
Application of land use planning skills to specific problem in New York metropolitan region. Class operates as team to produce recommendations.
URBP 723 Introduction to Urban Design Fall PDF SYLLABUS
Analysis of three-dimensional urban space by studying methods of visual perception and notation; criteria for determining desirable spatial relationships; and means of implementing policies to achieve urban design goals.
URBP 725 Infrastructure and Site Planning
Introduction to installed infrastructure systems (water supply, sewage, roadways, etc.) and physical aspects of site development (surveying, landscaping, facilities design, environmental concerns).
URBP 726 Site Planning Workshop Spring PDF SYLLABUS
Use of specific problems on real sites to deal with land conversion, conventional residential subdivisions, cluster residential developments, and low-density commercial or institutional growth.
URBG 727 Introduction to Housing Fall
Introduction to facets of housing market. Examination of determinants of supply and demand, finance, and public programs influencing cost of housing.
URBG 728 Housing and Community Development Seminar Spring PDF SYLLABUS
(Prereq. URBG 727 or with permission of instructor)
Study and evaluation of public sector activities in housing market. Focus on critical housing and community development legislation and analysis of financing techniques used to stimulate private housing production.
URBG 729 International Human Settlements
(Open only to matriculated graduate students in department of urban affairs or with permission of instructor)
Review of habitats in urbanized world. Highlight of experience from Third World including squatting, slum upgrading, service delivery, new towns, and settlement policies.
URBP 731 Neighborhood Planning Workshop Fall
(Prereq. URBG 727 or with permission of instructor)
Application of neighborhood planning, conservation, and revitalization principles in declining residential areas. Emphasis on formulation of small-scale development strategies.
URBP 732 Introduction to Transportation Planning Fall PDF SYLLABUS
Introduction to major issues in urban transportation including analysis of characteristics of transport networks and discussion of federal and local policies and programs.
URBP 734 Environmental Planning
Study of current and emerging issues in controlling and preventing environmental degradation. Emphasis on administrative and political considerations.
URBP 737 Planning Studio
(90 hours, 6 credits)
Students synthesize physical, social, and economic elements of selected town or city to prepare multi-functional plan to guide development.
URBG 740 Planning for Economic Development Fall PDF SYLLABUS
(Open only to graduate students matriculated in department of urban affairs and planning.)
Introduction to theoretical, conceptual, and operational aspects of promoting economic development in urban communities.
URBG 741 Employment Planning and Polices Fall PDF SYLLABUS
Examination of structural changes in American economy and the implications for public policy and planning.
URBG 742 Economics of Real Estate Development Spring PDF SYLLABUS
Review of economic aspects of real estate investment and development including real estate market determinants; real estate finance, location evaluation, and investment analysis as affected by public sector regulation and taxation.
URBG 743 Economic Planning and Policy Spring PDF SYLLABUS
Examination of public sector economic intervention and its effects. Emphasis on national manipulation of macroeconomics variables. Discussion of forces affecting inter-- and intra- regional location of economic activity.
URBG 747 Planning In the Budget Process Fall and Spring
Introduction to principles of financial management as applied to cities and municipal authorities. Survey of approaches to budgeting.
URBG 748 Management Control of Nonprofit Organizations Fall
Examination of techniques used by nonprofits to implement plans by managing more effectively. Emphasis on budgeting, management by objectives, performance auditing, and long-term evaluation.
URBG 749 Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
Explanation of strategic planning process. Cases from range of state, local, and federal nonprofit organizations in health, education, social service, religion, and government.
URBG 750 Social Planning Fall
Examination of major social problems facing urban planners. Review of social planning theories and methods.
URBG 751 Educational Planning and Policies PDF SYLLABUS
Review of structure and functioning of American educational systems with analysis of major policy issues controlling them today. Examination of questions of who is to be educated for what and at what period in life.
URBG 755 Planning for Community Development and Implementation
Review of process required to implement plans. Focus on teaching methods and techniques required to deal with administrative, technical, and political issues.
URBG 756 Citizen Participation In Planning and Development Spring PDF SYLLABUS
(Open only to graduate students matriculated in the department of urban affairs and planning or who have permission from instructor)
Review of organized citizen efforts to share in development planning and implementation. Analysis of roles of individuals, grassroots organizations, coalitions and partnerships vis--vis development professionals, governmental agencies, and the private sector.
URBG 757 (formerly 787.09) Politics and Education in the City PDF SYLLABUS
This course examines education politics and policy in American education. After considering the basic principles that shape schooling and the governmental structure of decision making, the course will focus on distinct developments in about a dozen different cities.
URBG 758 (formerly 787.20) Governing the City PDF SYLLABUS
This course examines the American city from a historical perspective with a particular focus on governance: how people and institutions shape policy. We will consider literary portraits, Tweed's New York, legal structure, reform efforts, racial succession, fiscal constrints, suburbanization, and secession and ask, "Is it getting better?"
URBG 775 Urban Affairs Internship PDF SYLLABUS
This is the urban affairs internship seminar. Students secure an internship in a public, nonprofit, or private agency with involvement in urban affairs or policy issues while attending a seminar class.
URBG 776-778 Urban Planning Internship PDF SYLLABUS
This is the urban planning seminar. Students secure an internship in a public, nonprofit, or private agency with involvement in urban planning or policy issues while attending a seminar class.
URBP 780, 781, 782, 783 Independent Research
Supervised study of topics of special interest to advanced students. Students may no take more than 3 credits of Independent Research per semester.
URBP 784 Independent Study
(1 credit)
Supervised study of topics of special interest to advanced students. Students may no take more than 3 credits of Independent Study per semester.
URBP 785 Independent Study
(2 credits)
Supervised study of topics of special interest to advanced students. Students may not take more than 3 credits of Independent Study per semester.
URBG/URBP 787 Selected Topics In Urban Planning and Urban Affairs
URBP 787.04 Introduction to Urban Planning Fall and Spring PDF SYLLABUS
URBG 787.08 Qualitative Methods PDF SYLLABUS
This course introduces graduate students to both qualitative research methodologies and methods. Methods are the instruments or tools used for data collection to explore or answer social science research questions. As such, the course readings and class time are split equally between (1) evaluation of theoretical issues concerning implementation, use, interpretation, and representation of methods and the resulting data, and (2) learning the actual methods that can be used in research.URBP 787.14 Lawyers and Planners in the Development Process Fall
URBG 787.17 Nonprofits, Civil Society and Public Policy Spring PDF SYLLABUS
URBP 787.18 Political Economy of Cities PDF SYLLABUS
The course will explore the framework in which urban policy and development occurs in US urban areas. We will explore the ‘anatomy’ of the city, that is, to what extent is the physical shape of the city influenced by the interaction between the public and private sectors. The course will examine the extent to which greater national and international political and economic forces impact the shape of cities. The investigation of these dynamics will lead to discussions of recent major development projects occurring in ‘The’ city, New York City.URBP 787.20 Demographic Methods for Urban Planners Spring
URBG 787.22 Community Development Finance
The course will cover the basic technical aspects of developing real estate projects and examine the challenges, rewards, and current issues facing for profit and not for profit real estate community developers. The course will identify the public and private parties involved in the real estate community development process (i.e. architects, lawyers, public agencies, etc.) and evaluate their roles as well as individual interests. Government programs and incentives designed to stimulate community real estate development (i.e. tax credits, tax abatements, empowerment zones) will also be examined along with the various ways community development projects are financed with public and private grant, equity, and debt funds. The course will be conducted thorough a series of lectures, classroom discussions, and case studies. Guest speakers from public and private not for profit, and for profit developers will also be included.URBG 787.23 Suburbia: People, Place and Politics PDF SYLLABUS
The purpose of this course is to examine in some detail the most common residential setting in the United States: the suburb. Students in this course will review histories of US suburbs in order to understand not simply their origins but debates about the forces driving suburbanization in America. We will examine twentieth-century accounts of suburban life, taking into account differences by gender, race, and ethnicity. Finally, we will examine the politics of suburbs: from governance to contemporary culture and questions of environmental sustainability.URBG 787.25 Philanthropy and Public Policy PDF SYLLABUS
This course will cover topics including the origins of the US voluntary sector, the rise of faith-based and civic organizations, the distinctions between charitable giving and strategic philanthropy regulation and the development of foundations, accountability and oversight of foundations, the responsibility of government and the voluntary sector to address social issues, the growth of social entrepreneurship, and foundation support of social movements.URBP 787.38 Public Transit Planning Spring PDF SYLLABUS
URBP 787.39 GIS: Urban Applications Spring
URBG 787.53 Physical Planning-Waterfront Fall
URBG 787.72 Cities in Developing Countries PDF SYLLABUS
This course will explore issues that affect cities throughout the globe including social and economic policies, public programs, race-based politics, environmental policies, political parties and organizations, life-style and issue politics, emerging cultures. The course will analyze the how’s and why’s of these various urban patterns in cities around the world.URBG 787.88 Economic Development Workshop PDF SYLLABUS
URBG 787.xx Sustainability and Planning Spring PDF SYLLABUS
URBG 790 Urban Development Workshop I
(6 credits. With permission of instructor)
Analysis of local communities and urban issues by engaging in field research. Students undertake projects commissioned by public and private organizations and employ community and issue analysis, impact assessment, and program evaluation techniques.
URBG 791 Urban Development Workshop II
(With permission of instructor)
Focus on problem-solving skills used to resolve crucial issues in urban community; program development procedures Including program planning, strategizing, implementation, administration, and funding. Students work with selected organizational and community concerns as consultants-in-training.
URBG 792 Urban Affairs Seminar
Review of contemporary urban issues and problems as the concluding course in the graduate program in urban affairs.
