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  1. Economic Thinking for Planners: Economics of the Environment

    Economic Thinking for Planners: Economics of the Environment This course provides an introduction to environmental economics

  2. Transportation Planning: Effects on the Environment, Health, and Social Justice

    Transportation Planning: Effects on the Environment, Health, and Social Justice … local ecosystems and global environmental conditions. This course describes the variety of impacts, traces attempts to … Topics Economics Environmental Planning …

  3. Designing the Megaregion

    … megaregion development is destabilizing the natural environment, causing gridlock on highways and congestion at … better places in both developing and older areas. This course is about how to leverage a megaregional approach for … Development Economics Environmental Planning …

  4. Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

    … to build walkable communities, which include: Economics: the higher relative costs of transportation in … the greater financial value of walkable places. Environment: the larger carbon footprint and spatial … ruthless income-based segregation of sprawl. The course begins with an autobiographical segment describing …

  5. Transportation Planning: Land Use and Transportation Systems

    … systems allow the spatial distribution of land uses. This course reviews the roles of transportation systems and … that produced poor outcomes in congestion, equity, and environment in post-WW2 American cities. … Topics Economics Land Use Law …

  6. Women and Cities 3: Gender Equity in Private Life

    … gender equity, using several case studies as examples, this course explains why it's important to consider private spaces as a key component of living in an urban environment and what can be done through a gender-equity … Economic Development Economics Equity History …

  7. E-Waste: A Growing Concern in Waste Management

    … opportunity that can have catastrophic effects on the environment and public health. In many communities, the … is having an extensive impact on the waste stream. This course will introduce the implications of poorly managed … Topics Economics Environmental Planning …