Community Planning, Engagement, and Design

Catalog description

This course introduces various planning methods applied in community planning, community engagement, and community design activities by using a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) framework. The course content focuses on spatial or physical planning topics such as the design, arrangement, appearance, and functionality of building sites, neighborhoods, towns and cities, as well as the shaping and uses of safe public spaces. The course also explores sustainable design principles, techniques, and practices related to spatial or physical planning. Students explore design elements at both macro and micro scales and learn to incorporate those elements in workable urban design projects and community plans.