Course Overview
Urban Environmental Design integrates aspects of microclimatology, hydrology, soil development, fire management, silviculture and landscape design with urban and suburban development. The course compares traditional development concepts, and their implications for environmental management, with new trends that take into account sustainable development principles.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Provide and overview of traditional design practices in urban settings.
- Discuss what people are looking for from an aesthetic and leisure perspective in urban areas.
- Explain the impact of residential and industrial developments on local microclimate.
- Describe the influence of vegetation and landscape design on the microclimate, hydrology air and water quality of developed areas.
- Explain the value of maintaining riparian habitats.
- Explain environmental and safety issues related to managing vegetation in developed areas.
- Integrate fire management and interface fire control issues into subdivision design.
- Provide management strategies for maintaining features such as trails, parks and other natural features in developed areas.
- Integrate stormwater management in urban design.
- Impacts related to stream channalization and stream crossings on water quality, and riparian habitat, and flooding potential.
- Introduce the principles and concepts of green roof technology.
- Analyze the impact of using sustainable materials in urban construction and landscape design.
Effective as of Fall 2009
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