CRP 383
Principles of Physical Planning

Instructor: Frederick Steiner
Time and Location: TTh 8:00-9:30 GOL 3.120
Office: Goldsmith Hall 2.308
Phone: 471-1922
E-mail: fsteiner@mail.utexas.edu

Prerequisites: Upper division standing or 6 semester hours upper division coursework and consent of instructor.

Description: An introduction to physical and social planning, urban design, and planning history with particular emphasis upon the interface between the planning and architectural professions.

Required Readings: Frederick Steiner. 2000. The Living Landscape: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Assigned articles.

Suggested Readings:

Timothy Beatley and Kristy Manning. 1997. Ecology of Place: Planning for Environment, Economy, and Community. Washington, DC: Island Press.

Several additional papers.

Educational Objective: The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the planning process, especially as it relates to physical environments.

Course Requirements: Grades will be based on two papers (5% for each draft, 20% for the final first paper, and 30% for the final second paper), a mid-term examination (15%),a final examination (20%), and class participation (5%).