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Sustainable Communities: Land Use, Transportation & Planning
TM7603
This course will examine how communities across the nation are grappling with such smart growth issues as affordable housing, sprawl, urban revitalization, economic development, transportation investments, and open space protection. These issues are also collectively referred to as sustainable development, growth management or New Urbanism. The course will cover the history of sprawl and current policy debates about land use, urban design, regulation, and public and private investment. The course will feature critiques of specific development projects, tailored to the interests of students.
| Credits | 1.5 Credits | |||||||||
| Prerequisites * | None. | |||||||||
| Co-Requisites | None. | |||||||||
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Semester(s) offered |
Fall, Spring, Summer | |||||||||
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Disclaimer:
* Prerequisites listed are for onsite degree programs only. For questions regarding prerequisites for Professional & Continuing Education, The Sustainable Design Institute or The Landscape Institute please call the office at 617-585-0101 or email pce@the-bac.edu. For questions regarding prerequisites for the Distance track Master of Architecture please call 617-585-0390 or email dmarch@the-bac.edu.
For degree students contact Academic Advising at advising@the-bac.edu.