PLAN 300
4 credits
Planning for Housing: Affordability, Design, and Policy
Prerequisite(s): 45 credits including (one of GEOG 241, GEOG 242 or GEOG 260) and (one of GEOG 253, CMNS 235, or CMNS 251).
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre- or corequisite(s): None.
An introduction to affordable housing policy and planning. Focus on housing policy and programs, current issues, and challenges faced by local municipalities, regional governments, and non-profit housing providers in response to inadequate housing. Causes and responses to homelessness as well as the evolution of social or non-market housing in the region, Canada, and beyond will also be explored.
Note: Field trips outside of class time may be required.
PLAN 310
4 credits
Planning Law and Ethics
Prerequisite(s): 45 credits including (one of GEOG 241, GEOG 242 or GEOG 260) and (one of GEOG 253, CMNS 235, or CMNS 251).
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre- or corequisite(s): None.
Using selected readings, group discussion, and experiential learning assignments, students will develop knowledge of planning law and regulations regarding urban development, land use, and the regulatory framework for land title and provision. A human rights-based lens informs class examination of the legal, ethical, and moral issues in urban and regional planning professional practice.
PLAN 366
4 credits
Resiliency Principles and Spatial Planning
Prerequisite(s): 45 credits including (one of GEOG 241, GEOG 242 or GEOG 260) and (one of GEOG 253, CMNS 235, or CMNS 251).
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre- or corequisite(s): None.
A survey of the effects of resiliency planning and spatial planning on communities and urban environments. Examples of how cities can survive, adjust, and flourish through common challenges and acute incidents such as natural disasters are examined. Environmental sustainability, health, resource conservation, and economic factors of resilient communities are discussed.
Note: Field trips outside of class time may be required.
PLAN 400
4 credits
Theories in Regional and Community Planning
Prerequisite(s): 60 university-level credits including one of PLAN 300, PLAN 310, or PLAN 366.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre- or corequisite(s): None.
Exploration of theories in community and regional planning within the context of social, political, economic, technological, and environmental change. Spatial patterns of development within Canada are examined through the lens of contemporary planning thought and practice, with consideration of the impact of colonization, and design of cities for all—including gender, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
PLAN 410
4 credits
Indigenizing Planning: Indigenous Land Use and Community Planning
Prerequisite(s): 60 university-level credits including (3 credits of IPK or FNST) and (one of PLAN 300, PLAN 310, or PLAN 366).
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre- or corequisite(s): None.
Examine ways colonization and colonialism in urban and community planning influenced Indigenous peoples’ connection to the environment, socioeconomics, culture, and cultural practices. Through the lens of reconciliation, cultural humility, and cultural awareness, students consider the strength and resilience of the Indigenous nations in continuing to address environmental, socio-economic, and political issues through the context of land use, environmental stewardship, and cultural identify.
