EXLUP 8216 - Community Planning Implementation

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.

By the end of this course, students 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.

• 🗸 This course delivery format is bichronous. 100% of course content is delivered online. Students engage in both asynchronous learning, coupled with scheduled synchronous sessions throughout the course. The asynchronous dates course cover course work/assessments in between synchronous sessions and post-course assessments. To view the schedule of the synchronous sessions, click the "view details" link under Schedule and Location on the course section.
• 🗸Bursary opportunities may be available for members of the Alberta Development Officers Association (ADOA).
• 🗸This course is recognized for Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) credits by the Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI) for holders of the Registered Professional Planner designation.