| Concentration in Environmental Planning & Policy |
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(CY PLAN 25* course series) Faculty Advisors: Jason Corburn, Elizabeth Deakin, Judith Innes, Elizabeth Macdonald, John Radke, Jennifer Wolch (on leave as dean of UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design) The environmental planning and policy concentration is designed to give MCP students a broad knowledge of the relationship between the built environment and the natural environment, as well as specific technical skills that can be applied professionally to solve environmental problems. Environmental issues affect every aspect of planning, so it is necessary to have an understanding of history, theory, institutions, economics, law, quantitative and qualitative methods, urban design, and natural factors. The program is particularly concerned with the relationship between human settlements and the natural environment. Students are encouraged to consider how negative environmental impacts can be mitigated through the development of alternative approaches to urban settlement patterns, urban design, and infrastructure systems. Both physical planning and non-spatial policy affect environmental planning and policy. A three-year concurrent degree program in this area is available with the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, where students receive both MCP and MLA degrees. Required Courses CY PLAN C251: Environmental Planning and Regulation (Fall, 3 units) Electives List to come. * Students who take LD ARCH 205 to meet their MCP core studio requirement must take CY PLAN C257 (The Process of Environmental Planning) or petition the MCP Program Committee for another appropriate substitution. |