AESP 251 Integrated Planning Applications II is the final course in the three course Integrated Environmental Planning Applications continuum. It focuses on the development of professional planning skills and the practical application of the technical skills and scientific knowledge developed in other AESP courses. The majority of each student’s grade is determined by their preparation of a component of the courses capstone project. Preparation of this study takes place in discrete states throughout this course. Plan development, citizen participation strategies, and plan implementation strategies are the major focus of this course. Environmental assessment, planning process, planning theory, and planning ethics are also covered in this course. Students are expected to attend class and labs regularly and contribute actively and evenly to in-class discussions.
Prerequisites: AESP 250 and ENVR 163 both with a minimum grade of 60%
Corequisite: AESP 291
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | |
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| Total Hours | 75 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 2 |
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| Lab (lab, field, computer) | 3 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Prepare a detailed environmental or land use plan, including the following steps:
assemble and work with a team of professional planners and resource specialists;
develop a land use plan intended to achieve specific pre-determined goals and objectives;
collect and analyze substantive land use information as a precursor to making associated land use recommendations; and
develop, analyze, and graphically depict physical land use alternative for a specified planning area.
design and implement a public participation program based on a particular set of citizen participation objectives;
assess the potential environmental impacts of a proposed land use plan;
create appropriate, effective and financially constrained policy recommendations, implementation, and monitoring strategies;
display and present findings and recommendation in an appropriate and comprehensible manner
- Identify, quantify, and analyze potential environmental impacts associated with a specific development or conservation proposal
- Develop and apply realistic measures intended to mitigate significant or potentially significant environmental impacts
- Design and implement effective and fiscally constrained citizen participation strategies, including – forums, working groups, advisory committees, focus groups, open houses and informational sessions, websites, newsletters, hot-lines, surveys, charettes, nominal groups
- Identify potentially affected interests and evaluate their values and concerns and develop citizen participation strategies intended to achieve the development of informed consent
- Design and prepare presentation graphics, visuals, and understand methods of plan and report production and publication. Including:
GIS graphics
Hand drawing
Large format publications
Cost effectiveness
Composition and medium selection
Multimedia
Ease of update and revision
Teaching and Learning Approach
This course is designed to mimic the environmental planning consultant experience. Working as pro bono
consultants the class as a team tackles a related set of topics of interest to the courses yearly client. This client is
usually a local municipal or regional government, agency, or non profit / non governmental organization. Topics
covered in the course are generally or specifically related to the skills necessary to complete the applied
research project, obtain meaningful citizen input and participation, and assess the potential impacts of the
proposed plan.Learning Resources
All readings are provided in pdf format and occasionally as hard copy handouts.Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered
1. 1. Planning Process
2. 2. Stakeholder Consultation / Project Scoping
3. 3. Planning process and thinking like a project
4. 4. Citizen Participation Intro, Null Alt. Mission Statements
5. 5. Citizen Participation II, Goals Review, Facilitation
6. 6. Draft Plan Worksession
7. 7. Reading Week, no class
8. 8. Environmental Assessment
9. 9. Open House Prep
10. 10. Open House
11. 11. Implementation / Govt. Finance
12. 12. Ethics for Planners
13. 13. Final Plans Due, Conference Prep
14. 14. Course conclusion and review
Assessment
| Title | Learning Outcomes | Value |
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| Draft Plan | | 10% |
| Draft Plan Peer Review | | 10% |
| Citizen Participation Exercise | | 10% |
| Open House Display | | 15% |
| Final plan | | 40% |
| Conference Presentation | | 15% |
| Total | 100% |
Grading Table
Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table
| Percentage | Letter Grade | GPA |
| 90-100 | A+ | 4.33 |
| 85-89 | A | 4.00 |
| 80-84 | A- | 3.67 |
| 76-79 | B+ | 3.33 |
| 72-75 | B | 3.00 |
| 68-71 | B- | 2.67 |
| 64-67 | C+ | 2.33 |
| 60-63 | C | 2.00 |
| 55-59 | C- | 1.67 |
| 50-54 | P | 1.00 |
| 0-49 | F | 0.00 |
| | DNW | 0.00 |
See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.
Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.