ARCH 30353: Planning 3- Introduction to Urban and Regional planning

Prerequisite: Planning 2 or dean's permission

Units: 3.0

Classroom: online via Microsoft Teams

Class Time: Thursday: 9:30AM-12:30PM

Office Hour: Thursday: 12:30PM -12:45PM - Right after class time

Instructor: Zhuo Yao, Ph.D.

Instructor: Archt. Carmela C. Quizana

Syllabus (Tentative, Subject to Change)

Contents

• Course Description
• Expected Student Learning Outcomes
• Class Schedule
• Grading System
• The Course Project
• Other Requirements
• Required Computer Tools
• References

Course Description

ARCH 30353: Planning 3- Introduction to Urban and Regional planning is a who, what, where, when, why and how courses! This course is intended to help prepare students for employment as an architect, planner, policy maker or government employee. It covers the complexities of comprehensive planning that is associated with our physical environment. Study of planning of our world is an element that has everything to do with our daily lives. However, the problems associated with planning such as urban sprawl, traffic congestion, pollution and cost are often easily observed. Do you have a clear vision on the observed phenomenon and possible solutions to solve the problems? This course examines planning and policy-making for land use, transportation systems, and its impacts to our environment with particular perspective of regional level.Theories and common practice are introduced. The historical evolution and development of key planning institutions, policies, and methods are analyzed, using examples from California, the United States and abroad. Particularly,the course will cover the following topics: integrated land use and transportation systems; Federal and state planning regulations; travel demand forecasting; trip-based and activity-based models; traffic and its built environment; traffic emission models etc. The students will also conduct a course project with report for the propose of possible alternatives to solve planning problems.

Expected Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should:

1. Understand the concepts of planning, its nature, legal framework, components, process,and products at federal, state and local levels.
2. Understand the nature of human settlement development and data needs for planning.
3. Become familiar with the history, concepts,theory and implementations in land use, travel demand, and environmental impact analysis.
4. Explain how planning projects are developed.
5. Aware of environmental considerations in the planning process.
6. Gain hands-on experience on numerical methods in planning using data analysis tools (R), etc.
7. Identify, analyze, and provide solutions for broadly-defined planning problems through use appropriate technical literature.
8. Apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments.

Class Schedule

This schedule is subject to changes due to progress or in the event of extenuating circumstance.

Grading System

1. [10%] Attendance
2. [15%] Assignments/homework
3. [30%] 2 Exams (Mid-term and Final)
4. [45%] Project (Presentations and Report)

No grading on a curve.

The Course Project

A group final project will also be assigned. Detailed instructions about the final group project will follow.

• Guidelines on Project Proposal/Presentation
• Guidelines on Project Report/Final Presentation

Other Requirements

1. Professionalism

   1. Clarity in written work: state assumptions, cite references, etc.
   2. Arrange absences and anticipate problems in advance. Best way to communicate is email.
   3. No cell phones and laptops unless needed.

2. Preparedness, Assignments must be submitted before the start of class on the due date. No late assignment is accepted. No make-up exam will be arranged unless there is a serious and compelling reason and instructor must be notified prior to an exam.

3. Integrity, Be aware of Departmental and University's policies on drop, incomplete and academic honesty.

Required Computer Tools

ShareLaTex

• Setup an account @ www.sharelatex.com using your email.
• An alternative is www.overleaf.com. You may be able to obtain templates from overleaf.

R

• Download R base*
• Download and Install RStudio
• Introduction to R (Credit to : Alex Douglas, Deon Roos, Francesca Mancini, Ana Couto & David Lusseau)

References

1. The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs (1961) A classic since its publication in 1961, this book is the defintive statement on American cities: what makes them safe, how they function, and why all too many official attempts at saving them have failed.
2. The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects by Lewis Mumford (1972) A history of the forms and functions of the city throughout the ages, and a prophecy for the future of cities and urban life.
3. Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice Edited by Gary Hack, et al. (2009) The eight chapters in Local Planning, roughly spanning from context to applications, consists of articles written by a wide range of experts-academics, practitioners, clients, and observers of planning.
4. The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch (1960) What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion -- imageability -- and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities.
5. Planning in the USA: Policies, Issues, and Processes by Barry Cullingworth, and J. Barry Cullingworth (1997) This comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory and practice of planning outlines land use, urban planning and environmental protection policies and explains the nature of the planning process.

6. Modelling Transport, 4th Edition Juan de Dios Ortúzar, Luis G. Willumsen (2011, Wiley).

7. The Geography of Urban Transportation, 3rd edition, edited by Susan Hanson and Genevieve Giuliano (2004, The Guilford Press)

Recommended Readings:

• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Transportation Planning Handbook, 3rd Edition Edition,2009
• Papacostas, C.S. and Prevedouros, P.D., Transportation Engineering & Planning, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001
• Goulias, K.G., Transportation Systems Planning: Methods and Applications. CRC Press,2002
• Meyer M.D. and Miller E.J., Urban Transportation Planning, McGraw-Hill. 1984
• Applications of New Travel Demand Forecasting Techniques to Transportation Planning
• An Introduction to Urban Travel Demand Forecasting - A Self Instructional Text

Any comments and feedback on my teaching is highly appreciated!