Environmental Planning

Catalog description

Theoretical texts frame an examination of techniques for mapping the physical environment of the New York City metropolitan region, including geology, soils, surface water, plant communities, and climate change impacts. These serve as the basis for an examination of urban infrastructure systems, including circulation, energy, water, and waste. Large-scale planning initiatives in the New York area are examined from the perspective of complex social and environmental ecologies. Students prepare geospatial mapping analyses that explore past, current, and future urban conditions in the urban environment.