Course Overview
This course examines environmental planning issues facing urban areas in British Columbia, including air, land, water, urban forests and habitat concerns. New senior government regulations and intergovernmental initiatives are meaning that local governments have a growing role in the management of such issues. The course focuses on regulatory and non-regulatory tools available to local governments to address environmental planning, including Official Community Plans, zoning, environmental bylaws, growth management plans, watershed plans, streamside protection, stewardship initiatives, and site planning.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.0
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Learning Outcomes
On completing the course, the student should be able to:
- Discuss the types of environmental planning issues within an urban setting.
- Describe the range and hierarchy of planning tools available to local governments to address urban environmental issues, and provide examples of case studies.
- Understand how environmental planning and policy fits within overall community planning, development, and sustainability.
- Identify techniques and challenges in mapping, reporting and monitoring existing urban environmental conditions.
- Analyze the content of planning documents, including policy, strategic plans, bylaws, and site plans.
- Relate environmental policy to specific site planning initiatives.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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