EMP 320
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Environmental Planning and Practice
This course covers the fundamentals of environmental planning and practice, including water supply, air
quality, waste treatment, recycling, the protection of farmland, open spaces, wetlands and sensitive coastal
habitats as well as best practices in transportation, energy, urban planning and design. How does land use
planning work? Who plans? Why, when and how are environmental impact assessments and environmental reviews
performed and by whom? How do public authorities, planners, developers, and concerned citizens negotiate intricate
land use conflicts, especially in the case of major new infrastructures such as rail corridors, freeways,
(air)port expansions or larger, master planned communities?
