Land Use Planning Principles and Policy Framework

In this course, students will review the fundamentals of community and land use planning and its emerging issues, strengths, limitations, and uncertainties. The course will build an understanding of Ontario's local and provincial planning frameworks and regulatory systems. It will also cover the ideas and principles that have governed community planning in large and small settlements. Students will be able to assess land use matters from an economic, social, political and health perspective. They will be able to evaluate the economics of a development plan, including project proforma and the impacts of different design decisions, such as higher energy efficiency solutions, on the economic feasibility of a project. The course includes a series of lectures and literature reviews. It is assessed through debates between groups of students for or against competing for planning principles and public interests.