Course Description
This course outlines important concepts and historical milestones involved in the planning and development of cities. It involves examination of urban sprawl, urban intensification efforts and of the evolution of the planning profession and the interplay of private and public forces that shape the built form of Canadian cities. This course fulfills two field days.
Distribution Requirement: Social Science
Lecture hours: 36
Tutorial hours: 10
Exclusion: JGI346H1
Prerequisite: 9.0 credits
Recommended preparation: GGR207H5 and GGR349H5
Core Skills Developed
- understanding of changes in city planning and development processes, and their effects on the form of contemporary cities
- analysis of the urban environment at different scales and relating such experience to theories of planning
- written and communication skills through the production of a draft plan of subdivision, as well as a fieldwork-based planning site report