44 courses in the 1970–71 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
School of Urban and Regional Planning
L.O. Gertler, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A. (Toronto), Planning (McGill)
Helen Abell (Miss), B.H.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Cornell) E.A. Beecroft, B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Yale) R.S. Dorney, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Wisconsin) J.W. Wilson, B.Sc. (Glasgow), M.Sc. (M.1.T.), M.R.P.(N. Carolina) J.M. Crowley, B.A. (Ag.) (Idaho), M.S., Ph.D. (Minnesota)
J.T. Horton, B.A. (Wheaton), M.A. (Northwestern)
S.G. Rich, M.T.P.1.C., M.R.A.LC., A.R.LB.A, M.G. George, B.Sc. (Mysore, M.Sc. (Bombay), Ph.D. (Dethi) L.R.G. Martin, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A., M.R.P. (Syracuse) K.S. Sayegh, B.Sc. (Cairo), M.C.P., Ph.D. (Harvard) S. Herzog, B.Arch, (Toronto) C.M. Kitchen, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A. (Waterloo)
Bachelor of Environmental Studies, Honours Urban and Regional Planning The Honours Planning Programme as indicated on page 101, is the recommended pattern of courses. The programme for each student will be worked out in consultation with the School.
Graduate Programmes, Regional Planning and Resource Development The School offers M.A. and Ph.D. Degrees in Regional Planning and Resource Development. The general requirements, with respect to admission and standards, for these programmes are outlined on page 84. For more specific information, you may obtain the Division’s brochure on graduate programmes, from Mrs. Helen Bensusan, Administrative Assistant, Division of Environmental Studies.
Students in other disciplines may select from Plannng 156* and Planning 342*/343*. Entrance to other Planning Courses requires consent of instructor. Not all the courses listed below are offered each year. Students should consult the School prior to registration. Course numbers followed by an asterisk (e.g., 156*) are half-year courses. The number of hours of lectures shown after the course description is an attempt to indicate the “normal; each instructor determines how often his particular class will meet. Planning 156* is offered in the Fall term for Honours Planning students only, and in the Winter term for students other than Honours Planning.
Undergraduate Planning Courses
Planning concepts and principles; the development of contemporary planning ideas; the nature, purpose and scope of urban and regional planning; the planning process and decision making in a democratic society, No prerequisite. 2 lectures and one-hour discussion session, (fall term).
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Introduction to planning survey, analysis and synthesis in rural and urban areas; basic principles of environmental design; presentation techniques for planning; elementary exercises in survey and design. Prerequisite: Planning 156* or consent of instructor. 1-2 hour lecture and 2 hours studio, (winter term).
Principles of plant and animal geography, biogeography and ecology. ; Prerequisite: Honours Geography or Honours Planning, or consent of instructor. 3 hours lecture, (fail term).
Selective study of Canadian development issues pertaining to the use of land, urbanization, regional and resource development; issues will be related to the structural and functional forces that are characteristic of the major regions of Canada, e.g., Atlantic Provinces, British Columbia. Prerequisite: Planning 156*/157* or Geography 101*/102*. Honours Planning students only. 3 lectures, (fall term).
Sources of data for Planning and their analysis. The course will emphasize the sources and methods of collection of rural and urban land-use data. Particular attention will be paid to the types of fand-use information essential to transportation, housing and recreation planning. The setting up of regional and urban land-use data banks will also be outlined. A series of laboratory sessions will be conducted on land-use sources and methods of data collection. Prerequisite: Planning 156*/157*, or consent of instructor. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio. (fall term)
Design Concepts in urban and regional planning, illustrated by recent work; integration of aesthetic and functional elements in regional environments; individual and group projects in planning design, using graphic, model, film and verbal presentation. Prerequisite: Planning 156*/157*, or consent of instructor. Honours Planning students only. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
An exploration of the economic, technological and social factors which underlie the planning for urban areas and the location and distribution of urban settlements, The course will stress comparative analysis of urban behaviour and its reflection in urban physical forms among various cultures in both economically developed and underdeveloped regions. Prerequisite: Sociology 101*/102* or consent of instructor. 3 hours lecture (winter term)
Basic concepts of sociology; occupational and concomitant social adjustments of rural society in response to forces of urbanization and industrialization; social movements generated within the farm population. Prerequisite: Sociology 101*/102* or consent of instructor. 3 hours lecture (fall term)
Power structures, basic social institutions, attitudes and values related to the implementation of regional plans; regional development of human and natural resources in Canada and abroad. Prerequisite: Planning 332* or consent of instructor. 3 hours lecture (winter term)
The Classic theories and concepts in planning and their evolution from Howard and Geddes to Blumenfeld; the planning process and its application at the various levels—from neighbourhood to nation—in relation to one another; basic data and its procurement and utilization in planning programme. No prerequisite. 3 hours lecture (fall term)
Planning 342* is designed particularly for students in disciplines other than Planning.
The physical structure of the city and its socio-cultural bases; private and public roles in urban development and their powers and implements; physical plans in relation to social programmes and policies; case studies in urban and regional planning. Prerequisite: 156*, 342* or consent of instructor. 3 hours lecture (winter term—normally this course will follow Planning 342*).
Planning 343* is designed particularly for students in disciplines other than Planning.
A systems approach involving the cultural and natural environments as they relate to planning of recreational land uses and facilities. A study of the planning process as it relates to supplying recreational demands in urban-centered regions. Park planning at the local, provincial and national levels. Prerequisite: two of Geography 101*, 102* and Planning 156*, 157* or consent of instructor. 3 lectures (winter term)
History of the conservation movement; principles of conservation management and development of resources. Analysis, use and planning of recreational resources. This course is the same as Geography 357*. Prerequisite: Planning 200* or consent of instructor. Honours Planning or Honours Geography students only. 2 hours lectures. (winter term—normally this course will follow Planning 260*).
The relationship of economic planning to regional planning; principles of planning and development in urban-centered, broad economic and frontier regions; Canadian and international case studies; study of Canadian agencies such as A.R.D.A., and A.P.E.C., research projects. Prerequisite: Planning 255* or consent of instructor. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio (fall term).
The nature of scientific research; descriptive and inferential statistics as applied to problems in Planning. This course is the same as Geography 375.
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Prerequisite: Honours Geography or Honours Planning students, or consent of instructor. 2 lectures, I hour seminar.
A variety of field experiences; camp session; preparatory assignments, and follow-up seminars with presentation of research papers. Prerequisite: Honours Planning students only. 2 hours seminar (fall term).
Multivariate statistics and their application in geography and planning. This course is the same as Geography 404*. Prerequisite: Geography 375 or Planning 375 or consent of instructor. Honours Geography and Honours Planning students only. 3 hours seminar and/or tutorial (fall term).
Special techniques and their application in geography and planning, e.g. gravity models, trend surface analysis, Markov chains, linear programming, simulation. This course is the same as Geography 405*. Prerequisite: Geography 404* or Planning 404* or consent of instructor. Honours Geography and Honours Planning students only. 3 hours seminar and/or tutorial (winter term).
The course will focus on Canadian housing policies and programmes particularly with regard to the housing of low and moderate income families. Economic, political, physical and social considerations underlying these policies will be examined in detail. Some consideration will also be given to the housing problems and programmes in the United States and developing countries. Prerequisite: Planning 156*/157*, Planning 255*, Planning 256, or consent of instructor. 3 hours lecture (fall term).
Historical development of planning legislation in various parts of the world; the provincial and federal legislation affecting urban, regional and resource planning in Canada; the jurisdiction of procincial bodies and agencies. Prerequisite: One course in Political Science or consent of instructor. 3 hours lecture.
Special planning projects and problems chosen in consultation with instructor. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 3 hours seminar and/or tutorial.
Special planning projects and problems, chosen in consultation with instructor. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 3 hours seminar and/or tutorial.
Historical development of the discipline of planning; current trends in the philosophy and mathodology. Prerequisite: Honours Planning students only. 3 hours seminar.
A research project involving field work; analysing statistical data; written, graphic and cartographic presentation must be in form suitable for publication. Prerequisite: Honours Planning students only. 3 hours seminar.
Graduate Planning Courses
Examination of the techniques for determining potentials of renewable resources; agriculture, forestry, recreation, etc., and the study of resource capability surveys in the regional planning process. Inventory techniques, organization of an integrated resource survey. Case studies. fall term.
The relationship between resource surveys and socio-economic surveys required for comprehensive plans in both urban-centered and resource-based regions. Surveys will be placed in the context of the regional planning process and will be related to planning objectives and plan implementation. Emphasis will be both on analytical techniques and field experience. Case studies. winter term.
Advanced study of selected models of locational structure and methods used in location analysis. Emphasis on the analysis of urban and regional planning data using multivariate statistical techniques and the computer.
The course will focus on Canadian housing policies and programmes, particularly with regard to the housing of low and moderate income families. Economic, political, physical and social considerations underlying these policies will be examined in detail. Some consideration will also be given to the housing problems and programmes of the United States and developing countries. fall term.
Relevant sociological, economic, political and psychological concepts, social and natural environment, group settlement patterns, rural-urban interdependence, and social systems within a region. fall term.
The formulation and acceptance of regional development plans (Canada and abroad); principles and problems in inter-group relationships relevant to regional planning and implementation. Prerequisite: Planning 623*. winter term.
International, national, and provincial resource planning policies and programmes; legislation dealing with resource allocation and planning; the structure and programmes of national and international agencies; Canadian federal-provincial resource development agreements.
Forecasting recreational demands; methods of classifying recreational resources; methods of recreational resource inventory; principles of recreational land management and conservation.
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Principles of biogeography and environmental biology. Ecological principles in resource use and development. Case studies and projects.
Appraisal of renewable natural resources with reference to demands and changing technology. Problems related to management and development of resources. Resource-oriented regional case studies and projects. Prerequisite: Planning 654 or equivalent. Winter term.
An advanced course in the techniques of Urban and Regional Planning. Techniques of population analysis and forecasting, economic base analysis, regional input-output, income and product accounts, capital budgeting principles, and social physics models will be considered within the framework of urban and regional case studies. Analysis will be considered in the framework of the planning process, from goal formulation to implementation of plan in the urban-centered region.
The first term in the course will focus on the concept and definitions of region; the development processes, tools, policies and allocation of resources; formulation of planning goals, strategies and organization; and the evaluation of regional plans. The second term is intended to deal with the implementation of regional plans with the emphasis on the broad regions of Canada, and Federal and Provincial responsibilities and with reference to case studies in the United States, a developing country, and a socialist country. Part of this term will be devoted to a plan for the development of a selected Canadian region.
Special planning or resource management problems and projects chosen in consultation with a professor.
Focus on the understanding of the processes involved in policymaking and implementation in Canada and other western countries; study of the impact of technological and socio-economic change on Planning policies, and on the function, form and structure of decision-making institutions.
The conceptual framework of urban, regional, and resource planning; historical development of concepts and recent trends in methodology; relationship of the discipline of geography to the regional planning concept.
Urban and Regional Planning