Course Overview
This course examines environmental planning issues facing urban areas in British Columbia, including air, land, water, urban forests and habitat concerns. The course focuses on regulatory and non-regulatory tools available to local governments to address environmental planning, including Official Community Plans, zoning, establishment of development permit areas, environmental bylaws, growth management plans, watershed plans, streamside protection, stewardship initiatives, and site planning. The course uses case studies to illustrate challenges and opportunities, and focus class discussions.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the types of environmental planning issues within an urban setting, and the impacts of urbanization on the natural environment - both within, and outside, urban boundaries.
- Assess the range and hierarchy of planning tools available to local governments to address urban environmental issues, and provide examples of case studies.
- Assess 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, and externalized impacts on global ecosystems.
- Describe the typical process for building permit and development permit approvals.
Effective as of Fall 2009
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