Graduate Courses: Urban and Environmental Planning

PUP 501 The Idea of Planning (3)
Fall
Comprehension review of planning profession within a political, governmental, multicultural, and gender framework.

PUP 510 Citizen Participation (3)
Fall
Theory and practice of citizen participation in planning. Examines and critiques participation for planning and policymaking, examining the politics of planning, tensions between local and professional knowledge in policy-making, types of citizen participation. Class will design a program of public participation.

PUP 515 International Planning and Development (3)
Spring
Introduction to globalization, international development, international planning practices and policies, urbanization and urban and regional planning in developing nations.

PUP 516 International City Design (3)
Spring
Comparative exploration of the physical design and structure of International Cities and the social, economic and cultural forces shaping them.

PUP 520 Planning Theories and Processes (3)
Fall
Reviews past and current theoretical developments related to social change perspectives, the role and ethics of planners.

PUP 524 Planning Methods I (3)
Fall
Methods for urban planning research. Emphasizes research design, demographic analysis, forecasting, and survey research.

PUP 525 Urban Housing Analysis (3)
Fall
Nature, dimensions, and problems of urban housing, government policy environment, and underlying economics of the housing market.

PUP 526 Historic Preservation Planning Practice (3)
Spring
In-depth study of practical applications of historic preservation theory and methods. Overview of the professional work of the preservation field.

PUP 527 Preservation Planning (3)
Fall
Exploration of the field of historic preservation. Overview of its historic development and the principles that guide its professional practice.

PUP 531 Planning and Development Control Law (3)
Spring
Case studies on Police power, eminent domain, zoning, subdivision controls, exclusion, preservation, urban redevelopment, and aesthetic and design regulation.

PUP 532 Advanced Urban Planning Law (3)
Spring
Advanced study on selected issues in planning law, such as urban design controls, exclusionary practices, compensable regulation, and tax policy.

PUP 535 Water Law and Planning (3)
Spring
In-depth study of legal materials providing substantive knowledge of water law, water management issues, and land use planning options.

PUP 541 Economics of Environmental Planning (3)
Spring
Application and limitations of economics in environmental planning and policy making in the United States and internationally.

PUP 542 Environmental Administration and Planning (3)
Spring
Environmental administration of policies and their relationship to environmental planning practices.

PUP 544 Urban Land Use Planning (3)
Spring
Theory and methods of urban land use planning, including the rational planning process, comprehensive, functional and neighborhood plans.

PUP 546 Urban Design Policy (3)
Selected semesters
Advanced study of local, state, and federal urban design policy.

PUP 547 Gender, Activism and the Built Environment (3)
Fall
Explores issues of gender in the built environment. This includes traditional attitudes towards gender underlying the physical form and continuing impacts.

PUP 548 Planning for Sustainable Communities (3)
Fall
Theory and applications connecting sustainability sciences and practice to urban planning. Sustainable urban development, restoration, and preservation.

 

PUP 550 Urban Transportation Planning and Policy (3)
Spring
Examines contemporary urban transportation planning and policy advancements and debates from environmental, social, political, and historical perspectives.

PUP 551 Sustainable Transportation Planning (3)
Spring
This course discusses the sustainability aspects of transportation planning. The emphasis is on non-motorized transportation, facilities and public health.

PUP 561 Urban Design Studio (4)
Selected semesters
Current urban form and urban landscape design problems within the Phoenix-centered region. Studio.

PUP 562 Advanced Theory of Urban Design (3)
Fall
Study of urban design practice and underlying social, political and environmental issues.

PUP 563 The Politics of Urban Space and Design (3)
Fall
Advanced seminar critically examines major intellectual traditions investigating urban form, the production of urban space, and socio-spatial practices.

PUP 580 Practicum (1-12)
Fall, Spring, Summer
Topics may include: Capstone Studio/Workshop(5)
Comprehensive planning workshop dealing with real community problems. Focuses on integrative real-world planning applications culminating in a professional report.

PUP 584 Internship (3)
Fall, Spring, Summer
Internship under the supervision of practitioners in the Phoenix area or other locales.

PUP 585 International Field Studies in Planning (1-6)
Summer
Organized field study of planning in specified international locations.

PUP 591 Seminar (1-12)
Fall and Spring
Topics may include: Transportation Systems Pro-Seminar (3)

PUP 593 Applied Projects (1-12)
Fall, Spring, Summer
Topics may include: Professional Project (5)
Applies advanced planning techniques and methodology to a specific, real-world planning issue, with a specified client.

PUP 598 Special Topics (1-4)
Selected semesters

PUP 599 Thesis (5)
Fall, Spring, Summer
Creative, scholarly work developed from independent inquiry involving a substantial body of original research. Fee.

PUP 622 Planning Methods II: Quantitative Planning Analysis (3)
Spring
Methods and models used as the basic quantitative techniques of urban, regional, and environmental planning and policy analysis.

PUP 642 Land Economics (3)
Fall
Land use and locational impact of economic activity and the urban real property market.

PUP 644 Public Sector Planning (3)
Spring
Urban fiscal problems and public goods provision in state and local governments.