2012-2013 Academic Catalog

May 11, 2024

2012-2013 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

IDCE 30244 - Advanced Community Development and Planning Policy

This master’s-level course introduces students to the field of advance planning and zoning for community development. The course work focuses on the practical application of planning theory. The theoretical basis for the ‘nuts and bolts’ planning will be devoted principally to planning for people and places. Utilizing governmental regulation and constitutional powers within a contemporary context, the class will examine land development incentives, controls and related fields and who does what, why, and when. Special attention will be given to the needs of the planning practitioner. The student will be exposed to many skills necessary to join the planning and zoning profession at the entry level. And the student will have the basic background with which to relate/communicate with the profession, whether that is from the perspective of a non-profit, a community development staff, or private developer. The aim of the course is not to study each topic in depth, but to provide the student with a comprehensive appreciation of the professional field. This module examines the advance or long term planning duties/tasks/techniques involved in public sector, nonprofit, NGO or consultancy. The topics include master and comprehensive plans; special districts or overlays; subdivisions; GIS role in planning; regionalism; land value and taxation impacts; cost/benefit analysis; SWOT analysis, business investment districts, politics of decisions and related issues.