City & Regional Planning Course Listings
Here are the courses that are offered as part of the City & Regional Planning section, as well as information about recent times those courses have been offered (since the fall of 2005).
- 100: City & Regional Planning Survey U 1
- Introduction to the University, the Knowlton School of Architecture and the professions of architecture, city and regional planning, and landscape architecture.
- 110: Local Issues in City Planning U 5
- A look at Central Ohio to illustrate planning problems and solutions offered by planners related to the environment, preservation, neighborhood revitalization, public transport and others.
- 210: Introduction to City Planning History U 5
- The history of human settlement planning in ancient, medieval/renaissance and industrial contemporary/times to illustrate issues in housing, transportation, sustainability, suburbanization and growth management.
- 310: Introduction To City & Regional Planning U 4
- Introduction to fundamental concepts, including physical planning, transportation, housing, land use, urban development, and preservation.
- 320: Planning For Housing U 4
- An introduction to the American housing system, evolution of housing programs, and selected topics in planning for housing in urban and regional contexts.
- 330: Planning And Urban Design U 4
- Introduction to the use of concepts related to urban design and to the planning process.
- 340: Data Analysis and Forecasting in Planning U 5
- Data analysis and forcasting methods used to plan for population and employment growth, land use and public services.
- 350: Legal and Institutional Framework for Planning U 5
- An introduction to the administrative, institutional and legal framework for planners with emphasis on land use controls and municipal administration.
- 597: City Planning in the Contemporary World U 5
- Urban shelter and service delivery in developed/developing and capitalist/socialist regions of the world; role of income, jobs, and planning in housing.
- 601: Project and Policy Analysis in Planning U G 5
- A survey of financial and economic principles used in project planning for land use, zoning, housing and infrastructure.
- 607: Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems U G 5
- Basic principles of geographic and land information systems and their use in spatial analysis and information management.
- 608: Geographic Information Systems In Professional Planning Practice U G 4
- Provides students with in-depth and hands-on training in GIS applications for city and regional planning.
1 projects in the student galleries
- 609: Advanced Computer Based Analysis and Visualization Tools for Planners U G 4
- Provides students with in-depth and hands-on training in GIS applications for city and regional planning, including 3D visualization and animation software.
- 610: Planning Communications U G 5
- Surveys the basic techniques planners utilize to communicate with the public and other professionals and provides practice opportunities.
- 628: Planning in Columbus U G 4
- An overview of current planning and policy initiatives in the Columbus region; the role of practitioners in developing and implementing those initiatives.
- 643: American City Planning Since 1900 A.D. U G 4
- Introduction to current American city planning processes and urban form through historic evolution of urban problems and related urban planning systems since 1900.
- 694: Group Studies U G 1-5
- Prerequisite: Written permission of Section Head. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credit hours.
- 694.1: Social Equity in Planning U G 3
- 694.2: Grant Writing for Planners U G 3
- 694.3: Project Management in the Public Sector U G 3
- 694.4: Historic Preservation
- 697: Study at a Foreign Institution U 1-15
- An opportunity for Ohio State students to study at a foreign institution and receive Ohio State credit for that work.
- 700: Orientation
- Orientation to City and Regional Planning allows students to learn about the teaching and research of the faculty and prepare degree plans.
- 701: Internship Seminar
- The internship seminar provides students with an opportunity to reflect and learn about career opportunities in city and regional planning.
- 702: Urban Planning Graphics U G 4
- Fundamentals of graphic technology in page and document layout and design.
- 710: Introduction To Urban And Regional Planning For Open Space, Recreation, And Conservation U G 3
- Review of leisure and recreational activities with associated design criteria, definition of the need for open space, and exploration of workable programs for its preservation and development.
- 712: Theory Of City And Regional Planning U G 4
- Planning processes; the general plan; formulating goals; land development policies and decisions; alternative urban and regional forms; role and scope of planning.
- 715: Integration Of Science And Mathematics Learning Using Real Data Sets U G 3
- Project-based learning that integrates science concepts, technology skills, and web-based resources to build mathematical models.
- 720: Introduction To Analysis Of Energy Factors In City And Regional Planning U G 3
- Covers the resource, technological, environmental, economic, and institutional dimensions related to coal, natural gas, electricity, solar, geothermics, environmental impacts, and energy conservation in cities.
- 721: Seminar On Mathematical Models Of Energy Management And Planning U G 3
- Mathematical models in coal, electricity, energy storage and curtailment, solar energy, energy/environment interactions, and comprehensive urban and regional energy planning.
1 projects in the student galleries
- 722: Introduction To Analysis And Use Of Environmental Factors In City And Regional Planning U G 3
- Introduction to application and utilization of environmental considerations in the formulation of land use policy and development plans.
- 724: Introduction to Planning for Sustainable Development UG 4
- Introduction to sustainable development and planning; focuses on the relationship between land use and sustainability.
- 731: Outlines Of Urban Design U G 3
- Urban design as an area of specialization in urban planning; theories and processes in urban design; evaluation of criteria.
- 732: Urban Planning And Urban Form: Psychological Functions U G 3
- Urban planning for the organization and character of the physical environment as significant variables in psychological processes basic to effective individual functioning; emphasis on implications for urban design.
- 733: Urban Planning And Urban Form: Social Functions U G 4
- Urban planning for the organization and character of the physical environment as significant variables in social processes basic to effective individual functioning; emphasis on implications for urban design.
- 734: Research And Analytic Methods For Urban Designers U G 3
- Use of research and analytic methods in assisting the urban designer in problem formulation, search, prediction, evaluation, and choice.
- 735: Programming Environments For Human Use U G 3
- Introduction to user oriented environment programming for planners and designers; application of several methods for specifying the characteristics required of an environmental setting to support user behavior.
2 projects in the student galleries
- 741: Urban Sector And Project Planning In Developing Countries U G 5
- Issues in urban sector planning with a focus on housing and service delivery, including financial intermediation, municipal finance and cost recovery, local administration, and urban land.
- 742: Cities of the World: International Planning Innovations
- Analysis of international planning ideas, policies, implementation projects and their resulting impacts with particular regard to the concept of innovation.
- 745: Physical Elements Of Urban Development U G 5
- Physical components of urban areas; residential, commercial, industrial, pedestrian, and vehicular circulation; other community facilities; analysis of design criteria and standards.
- 746: Managing The Urban Spatial Environment: Regulatory Techniques U G 3
- Physical planning, environmental and urban design policy design and implementation in central city and suburban settings; emphasis on innovative regulatory approaches.
- 747: Managing the Urban Spatial Environment: Metropolitan Region U G 3
- The metropolitan region is the scale that most people live their life; daily ?community? is a collection of cities, suburbs, villages, townships and counties; the metropolitan region is also the key economic unit in age of the global economy, but limited tools are avialable to manage the complexity of the multi-jurisdictional nature of regions. This application-based course will explore the underlying issues and the few legal?and many ad hoc?approaches to managing growth-related challenges of the metropolitan region.
- 749: Studio In Planning For Developing Countries G 5
- A studio with group projects on planning issues in developing countries.
1 projects in the student galleries
- 750: Resolving Social Conflict G 4
- A multidisciplinary examination of social conflict, its dynamics, and its negotiated and consensual resolution; offers a broad-based framework for diagnosing and managing conflict; applied to legal, environmental, organizational, and geopolitical conflicts.
- 752: Urban Planning For Housing U G 3
- Introduction to urban planning issues related to housing with regard to urban structure, markets, reform, suburbanization, new towns, urban renewal, and rehabilitation.
- 753: Outlines Of Regional Planning U G 3
- State, national, and regional planning; components of regional development; regional analysis and design.
- 761: Land-Use Controls U G 4
- Legal basis of land-use controls in the United States, provisions, procedures and issues in zoning, subdivision regulation, urban renewal, building and housing codes, and acquisition of real property for public use.
- 762: Urban Planning Data And Forecasting U G 5
- Sources of information, data handling, forecasting, and basic studies in urban planning.
1 projects in the student galleries
- 763: Consequence Analysis In Urban Planning U G 4
- Urban planning studies using cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, systems analysis, and PPBS approaches.
Course website: http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/pviton/courses2/crp763/index.html - 764: City Planning Administration U G 4
- Administration of official urban planning agencies; zoning administration; subdivision review practices; capital improvement programming; budget and work program preparation.
1 projects in the student galleries
- 765: Social Policy Law U G 4
- Studies of law and social policy; topics vary.
- 766: Environmental Planning Law U G 4
- The interaction between law and environmental planning and protection.
- 770: Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Urban Planning U G 4
- Introduction of mathematical models in urban planning; descriptive statistics, probability, decision theory, and use of digital computer.
- 771: Applications Of Quantitative Methods In Urban Planning U G 4
- Applications of statistical analysis in urban planning; hypothesis testing and parameter examination methods; computer analysis of urban planning data.
- 774: Transportation In City And Regional Planning U G 4
- Concepts and issues in urban transportation planning.
- 775: Urban Transportation Planning U G 4
- Discussion and examples of urban transportation planning processes, emphasizing quick-response models of locational and travel behavior, development and evaluation of alternatives, policies, and citizen reaction and participation.
Course website: http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/pviton/courses2/crp775/index.html - 776: Topics In Urban Transportation and Planning U G 3
- Survey of major topics in urban transportation planning, emphasizing policy concerns and analytical tools necessary to address these concerns.
- 777: Transportation Regulation U G 3
- Current U.S. transport regulation and tools needed to evaluate its desirability.
- 780: Workshop In Urban And Regional Planning Techniques U G 3-5
- Techniques in the urban and regional planning process: spatial distribution and management of population and economic growth in the city and the region, stressing the applied aspects of the techniques as used in the profession.
- 781: Spatial Models In Urban Planning U G 4
- Urban planning applications of theories of spatial equilibrium and rent theory; impacts on spatial distribution of zoning, property taxation, and intrastructural investment.
- 783: Municipal Functions in City and Regional Planning U G 4
- The processes and planning involved in determining public service and facility provision at the local government level; capital improvements planning; finance and budgeting; site planning and political processes.
1 projects in the student galleries
- 793: Individual Studies In Urban Planning U G 1-5
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- 794: Group Studies In Urban Planning U G 1-5
- Repeatable to a maximum of 20 credit hours.
1 projects in the student galleries
- 815: Case Studies In Urban Planning for Housing G 4
- Review of empirical studies in urban planning for housing including aspects of density, spatial production, housing services, and price formation.
2 projects in the student galleries
- 816: Seminar In Urban Planning For Housing G 3
- Presentation and discussion of research related to urban planning for housing, including theoretical studies, modeling, simulation, and statisical testing.
- 821: Regional Planning Studio G 5
- Application of economic and environmental analysis to regional development projects.
2 projects in the student galleries
- 824: Planning for Sustainable Development G 5
- Preparation of sustainability-oriented plan with a local community; identification of challenges and opportunities, indicators, and state of practice in a detailed document.
1 projects in the student galleries
- 834: Decision Analysis In Urban Planning G 3
- Application of decision theory and analysis to case studies in urban planning.
- 835: Land Use, Environmental Quality, and Regional Analysis G 4
- Introduction of land use and environmental models as tools in the planning process and as techniques for improving the quality of physical development plans.
- 851: Urban Precinct Planning G 5
- Preparation of detailed physical development plans for a small section of a city.
2 projects in the student galleries
- 852: Urban Project and Policy Planning G 5
- Identification of options among planning policies and projects; development of analyses to aid in making choices between options in urban development.
10 projects in the student galleries
- 853: The Urban General Plan G 5
- Current practice in preparation of the urban general plan; laboratory exercise in the preparation of a general plan for an urban community.
- 864.01: Urban Planning Theory Seminar: History of Planning Thought G 5
- Examination of how planning thought evolved in relation to different states of our civilization.
- 867: Land Use Policy G 4
- Law and administration in land use planning programs.
- 870.01: Research on Static Optimization in Planning G 5
- The use of mathematical programming techniques to solve planning problems.
- 870.02: Research on Dynamic Optimization in Planning G 5
- Provides advanced graduate students with a sound foundation on a set of quantitative planning techniques in a dynamic context.
- 870.03: Research on Forecasting and Simulation in Planning G 5
- Overview of advanced methods in forecasting and simulation and application to urban and regional planning.
2 projects in the student galleries
- 871.01: Research Seminar in Environmental Planning G 5
- Processes and concepts for the design planning and management of the natural and built environment.
- 871.02: Research Seminar in Development Planning G 5
- Research problems associated with urban and regional development including economic development, planning in developing countries, and related issues; topics vary.
- 871.03: Research Seminar in Regional Science G 5
- Development of theoretical and methodological issues in regional science as they pertain to urban and regional planning.
- 871.04: Research Seminar in Planning Processes G 5
- Institutional factors which affect the field of planning; topics vary.
- 871.05: Research Seminar in Mathematical Planning G 5
- Developmental topics in mathematical planning, and its applications to selected planning problems.
- 871.06: Research Seminar in Energy Planning G 5
- Developmental topics in energy planning and its application to selected energy problems.
- 871.07: Research Seminar in Transportation Planning G 5
- Survey of current literature, structured around a general theme which varies.
- 871.08: Research Seminar in Public Services Planning G 5
- In-depth review of selected recent literature in the field; focus varies.
- 871.09: Research Seminar in Environment-Behavior/Urban Design G 5
- Research on empirical aesthetics; seminal works, theories, and empirical findings.
- 879: Seminar in Planning Research G 1-5
- Topics to be announced each quarter.
- 881: Foundations of Spatial Modeling in Planning G 5
- Analysis of behavioral foundations of spatial models.
- 893: Individual Studies G 1-5
- Individual studies for Ph.D. students in city and regional planning.
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- 899: Interdeptl Seminar G 1-5
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- 990: Urban Planning Practicum G 1-5
- Supervised field experience in urban planning; analysis and critique of field experience.
- 998: Research in City and Regional Planning Master's Thesis G 1-18
- Research for thesis purposes only.
- 999: Research in City and Regional Planning Ph.D. Dissertation G 1-18
- Research for dissertation purposes only.