Fall 2008 Undergraduate Courses

UAP 1024: Urban Public Issues (CRN 95362)

Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm in HOLD AUD.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: M.H. Schnitzer

This class introduces some of the most vital concerns and issues challenging democratic capitalistic urban societies today. Topics addressed include different perspectives on the causes and portent of the urban underclass, the growing inequality between the educated and less well educated in the nation's labor markets, the causes of the marked resegregation of many of the nation's urban centers by race and income and the implications of privatization and interjurisdictional competition for the public policy behavior and outcomes of subnational governments.

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UAP 1024: Urban Public Issues (CRN 95363)

Meets: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10:10 am - 11:00 am in SURGE 104C.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: D.L. Zahm

This class introduces some of the most vital concerns and issues challenging democratic capitalistic urban societies today. Topics addressed include different perspectives on the causes and portent of the urban underclass, the growing inequality between the educated and less well educated in the nation's labor markets, the causes of the marked resegregation of many of the nation's urban centers by race and income and the implications of privatization and interjurisdictional competition for the public policy behavior and outcomes of subnational governments.

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UAP 2014 : Urbanization and Development (CRN 95364)

Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm in MCB 210.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: K. Till

Relationships between urbanization and economic development; role of cities in social, political, cultural, and economic development of societies; cities as settings for innovation and change.

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UAP 3014: Urban Policy and Planning (CRN 95365)

Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 am - 10:45 am in AA 114.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Sonia Hirt

An introduction to urban policy and urban planning. Includes analysis of the basic concepts and principles of urban policy, a review of urban policy in the United States, discussion of the development of urban planning and its role in shaping the urban environment, and an analysis of the relationship between public policy and planning and the organization and structure of the urban environment. Must complete prerequisite UAP 1024 with a B- grade or higher.

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UAP 3024: Urban and Regional Analysis (CRN 95366)

Meets: Tuesdays, 8:00 am - 9:15 am in AA 114.

             Thursdays, 8:00 am - 9:15 am in AA 1.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Curt Gervich

Overview and application of various methods used to study, represent, understand communities in their urban and regional context. Data collection and analysis; population, land use, transportation and economic forecasting; selecting and applying an appropriate method; designing and presenting a community study. Restricted to majors and minors only.

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UAP 3344: Global Environ Issues (CRN 97604)

Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm in TORG 3100.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Richard Rich

Critical examination of major global environmental problems (e.g., global warming, atmospheric ozone depletion, acid rain, tropical deforestation, toxic waste) with emphasis on their social, economic, political, ethical, and policy implications and solutions. Completion of Area 4 of University Core required.

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UAP 3354: Environ Policy & Plan (CRN 95368)

Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm in LITRV 1770.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Damian Pitt

Introduction to the interdisciplinary principles of environmental policy, planning, economics, and ethics to address pollution abatement, resources conservation, habitat protection, and environmental restoration. The course will focus on practical means of identifying environmental problems and creatively solving them.

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UAP 3434: Public Administration (CRN 95369)

Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm in MCB 307.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Brandy Faulkner

The role and context of public administration in the contemporary United States, administrative organization and decision-making, public finance, human resources administration, and program implementation.

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UAP 3464: Appalachian Communities (CRN 95370)

Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm in TORG 1020.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Samuel Cook

The concept of community in Appalachia using a multidisciplinary approach and experiential learning. Interrelationships among geographically, culturally, and socially constituted communities, public policy, and human development. 2000-level course in any cross-listing department required.

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UAP 3714: The U S Policy Process (CRN 95371)

Meets: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:05 am - 9:55 am in PAT 215.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Sandra Via

Description and analysis of the processes and institutions involved in the making and implementation of public policy in the United States, with a primary focus on domestic and economic policy. Empirical and normative models of the process of public policy making in the U.S.

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UAP 3774: Marxian Political Analysis (CRN 97056)

Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm in MCB 218.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Elizabeth Chaves

Contemporary uses of Marxian concepts and theories to study the world economy, business structure, current social issues, modern ethical values, and alienation.

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UAP 4184: Community Involvement (CRN 95372)

Meets: Wednesdays, 5:30 pm - 8:15 pm in WMS 334.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Bruce Goldstein

Issues, concepts, and techniques of citizen participation in community development. Institutional frameworks and their historical precedents. Exercises developing group communications skills, public meeting facilitation, and design of community involvement programs.

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UAP 4344: Law of Critical Envl Areas (CRN 97529)

Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm in GYM 219.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Jesse Richardson

This course examines the legal principles and policy debates involved in the regulation and protection of critical environmental resources. Specific topics vary but will likely include wetlands law and policy, endangered species habitat, open space, forestland and farmland protection, costal zone management, and floodplain regulation and policy.

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UAP 4354: Environ Prob Solving (CRN 95373)

Meets: Fridays, 9:30 am - 12:20 pm in AA 111.

Credit hours: 4
Instructor: John Randolph

Interdisciplinary, experiential problem solving studio focusing on specific environmental problems. Working in groups, students interact with local officials, consultants, developers, environmental groups to explore the processes of environmental management, regulation and mitigation, applying techniques and skills frequently used by environmental planners and policy-makers. Senior status required and 9 credit hours, 3000-level or above, in the Environmental Policy and Planning major or minor.

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UAP 4374: Land Use and Environ (CRN 95374)

Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:00 am - 9:15 pm in SURGE 104B.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: John Randolph

Environmental factors involved in land use planning and development, including topography, soils, geologic hazards, flooding and stormwater management, ecological features, and visual quality. Techniques used in conducting environmental land inventories and land suitability analyses. Policies and programs to protect environmental quality in land use planning and development.

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UAP 4384: Pollution Contrl Plan (CRN 95375)

Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm in GYM 219.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: UAP faculty

Planning and policy aspects of managing residuals and environmental contaminants and their effects on human health and environmental quality. Technical and economic factors involved in management of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous wastes, toxic substances, and noise. Implementation of pollution control legislation, policies, and programs at federal, state, and local levels.

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UAP 4714: Econ St and Loc Govt (CRN 95376)

Meets: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10:10 am - 11:00 am in GLCDB G63.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: David Bieri

Examines the provision and financing of public goods and services in local governments. Analyzes associated policy issues. Reviews experience in Western Europe and developing countries, as well as in the United States. Must complete prerequisites UAP 3024 with B- grade or higher, and ECON 2005 and 2006 with C grade or higher.

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UAP 4724: Cap Budget & Strat Facil Plan (CRN 95377)

Meets: Mondays, 7:00 pm - 9:50 pm in AA 114.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: Robert Broyden

Examines the principles and practice of capital budgeting as a primary instrument for the effectuation of long-range public policy objectives. Capital budgeting forms a critical bridge between strategic planning and the delivery of vital public services. Strategic facilities are public improvements that have a relatively long life, involve substantial investment of public resources, and yield fixed assets for the community or organization.

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UAP 4764: Internatl Development (CRN 95379)

Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:15 am - 10:45 am in TORG 1010.

Credit hours: 3
Instructor: John Browder

Examination of major development theories and contemporary issues and characteristics of low-income societies (industrialization, urbanization, migration, rural poverty, hunger, foreign trade, and debt) that establish contexts for development planning and policy-making. Junior standing required.

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