Course Description
Explore a variety of concepts in community planning, including urban design, land development/regeneration/preservation, sustainable mobility, and climate resilience. Emphasis will be placed on incorporating Indigenous perspectives, the principles of inclusive design, and promoting crime prevention through environmental design. Through case studies and real-world development scenarios, students will have the opportunity to put principles into practice, planning with a lens of inclusivity, and challenging the design of the built environment around them by applying these learnings.
Who Should Take This Course?
Aimed at professionals in the areas of municipal government planning, development, and bylaw enforcement. Students range from development officers, planning technicians, land use, environmental, and community planners, to resources managers, government officials, consultants, developers, lawyers, zoning administrators, administrators in smaller municipalities, and others involved in planning processes.
Learner Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to: Explain contemporary urban planning issues as they relate to the profession of planning in Alberta, including urban sprawl, aging in place, and walkability, as well as themes of reinvesting in and redeveloping of established areas. Apply the principles of New Urbanism and Smart Growth as they relate to counteracting the challenges of sprawl and development trends in Alberta. Identify a range of potential sources for geographic and demographic data, as well as the various methods of gathering, analyzing, and presenting information. Identify and explain fundamental principles of urban design and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), especially as they relate to development applications and public spaces. Explain the purpose and benefit of integrated transportation and land use planning. Describe how transportation demand management and alternate approaches to parking supply can be used to influence travel patterns and choices. Compare and contrast different Main Street business areas and business improvement zones (BIAs) in Alberta, as well as the various strategies and legislative tools available to assist them. Explain contemporary urban planning issues as they relate to the profession of planning in Alberta, including urban sprawl, aging in place, and walkability, as well as themes of reinvesting in and redeveloping of established areas. Apply the principles of New Urbanism and Smart Growth as they relate to counteracting the challenges of sprawl and development trends in Alberta. Identify a range of potential sources for geographic and demographic data, as well as the various methods of gathering, analyzing, and presenting information. Identify and explain fundamental principles of urban design and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), especially as they relate to development applications and public spaces. Explain the purpose and benefit of integrated transportation and land use planning. Describe how transportation demand management and alternate approaches to parking supply can be used to influence travel patterns and choices. Compare and contrast different Main Street business areas and business improvement zones (BIAs) in Alberta, as well as the various strategies and legislative tools available to assist them.
Notes
Offered fully online learning. May be recognized for Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) credits by the Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI) for holders of the Registered Professional Planner designation. The online components of this course are facilitated through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. Assessment may include discussion postings and essay assignments. Bursary opportunities may be available for members of the Alberta Development Officers Association (ADOA).
Recommendations
Applicants intending to complete a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements.
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