40 courses in the 1979–80 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Faculty listed in 1979–80
Professor, Director D. W. Hoffman, BSA, MSA (Toronto), PhD (Waterloo), PAg
Associate Professor, Associate Director J.T. Horton, BA (Wheaton), MA (Northwestern)
Associate Professor, Graduate Officer R. T. Newkirk’, BA, MSc, PhD (W.Ont.)
Associate Professor, Associate Dean Graduate Affairs L.R.G. Martin, BA (Queen's), MA, MRP, PhD (Syracuse), MCIP
PLAN 100Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning Concepts and TechniquesY 3C,1D 1.0
An introduction to the regional city; the development of contemporary planning concepts and principles; the nature, purpose and scope of urban planning; the planning process ahd decision-making in a democratic society. Particular attention is directed to methodological aspects of designing a planning programme: identification of objectives and constraints, conduct of basic surveys and analysis, plans and policies preparation, evaluation and implementation.
PLAN 165BIntroduction to Urban and Regional Planning ConceptsF,W 20,1D 0.5
An introduction to contemporary planning ideas for students whose subsequent work might bring them in contact with professional planners. 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.
Prereq: None. (Not available for credit to Planning students). Restricted to 1st and 2nd year students.
Selective study of Canadian development issues pertaining to the use of land, urbanization, regional and resource development: issues will be related to structural and functional forces that are characteristics of the major regions of Canada, e.g., Atlantic Provinces, British Columbia.
PLAN 230The Smalt Group in the Planning ProcessF 3C 0.5
The smail group and its relevance to the planning process. Focus on work groups such as committees, councils and boards. Various important elements of small groups such as leadership, goal setting, influence, decision-making and interpersonal relationships will be examined and related to planning.
PLAN 255Planning Surveys and AnalysisW 2C,2wkshp 0.5
Sources of data for planning and their analysis. The course will emphasize the sources, methods of collection and analysis of urban and regional land-use data. Particular attention is paid to the types of land-use information essential to transportation, housing, public facilities and recreation planning. Both lecture and workshop are related to a significant problem of land-use planning in Ontario.
PLAN 256Principles of Environmental Design- Y 2C,2std 1.0
Design concepts in Urban and Regional Planning illustrated by recent work. Individual and group projects in planning design in urban and regional settings, using graphic, model film and verbal presentations.
Prereq: second year Planning, or Environmental Studies students with consent of instructor
PLAN 258Readings and Research in PlanningF,W 38 0.5
Special readings and research on planning topics chosen in consultation with an instructor. This course gives the opportunity for supervised individual reading and study of planning or related topics in which the student is particularly interested.
Prereq: Plan 100, or consent of instructor
Prior to registering for this course students must arrange with a faculty member to serve as advisor
Course Descriptions . 445 Urban and Regional Planning
A study of a particular design aspect of planning through a series of individual and group projects. The topic varies each term. ' Prereq: Planning students or consent of instructor
Social research and the planning process; interview and self-administered surveys; questionnaire design, profile data; data processing; sampling; non-survey data collection techniques; practical applications. Cross-listed as Geog 307
Prereq: Second or third year Planning students with ES 271; other ES students with consent of instructor
Advanced quantitative analysis of spatial patterns and interactions. Focus on a selection of techniques from gravity models, linear programming, nearest neighbour analysis, Markov chain analysis, graph theory, simulation and trend surface analysis. Cross-listed as Geog 318.
Application of economic and social measurement techniques in regional planning. Discussion of input-output analysis; cost-benefit analysis, planning, programming and budgeting systems; and social area analysis. Cross-listed as Geog 319
This course examines a variety of urban social concerns and possible solutions to them. The solutions will focus on social planning, community development and social action. As well, the relationship between physical and social planning will be considered.
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.
PLAN 333The Sociology of Regional PlanningF 3c 0.5
Power structures, basic social institutions, attitudes and values related to the implementation of regional plans; regional development of human natural resources in Canada and abroad.
PLAN 342Urban and Regional Planning: (Part 1)F 3c 0.5
Urban planning as a method of obtaining command over the major tools for problem identification; analysis and resolution. Planning types and practice; process and achievements, determinants of physical urban structure and supporting systems, case studies and examples. Emphasis on urban development and responses to dilemmas of the built environment. Prereq: None. (Not available for credit to Planning students) Restricted to 3rd and 4th year students.
PLAN 343Urban and Regional Planning: (Part 2)W 3c 0.5
The role of the public and private sectors in regional development and their relationship to the planning Process; current urban and regional issues and plans. Prereq: Plan 342 or consent of instructor. (Not available for credit to Planning students)
PLAN 344Principles of Recreation PlanningW 26,18 0.5
An exploration of the nature and functions of recreation in modern urban-industrial societies and an analysis of alternative approaches to the planning of recreation opportunities in urban-centred regions. Application of the planning process to rural and urban recreation. Historical development of recreation planning: problems, assumptions and myths in recreation planning; recreation use/needs, resources; allocation, evaluation of services/programmes; selected recreation planning issues.
PLAN 357Conservation and Resource ManagementF,W 3C 0.5
History of the conservation movement; ecological principles of conservation and resource management. Analysis, use and planning of recreational resources. This course is the same as Geog 357.
PLAN 358Regional! Planning and DevelopmentW 2C,2wkshp 0.5
The relationship of economic planning to regional planning. Theory and practice of regional planning and development to urban-centred, broad socio-economic, and frontier regions. A series of workshops focus upon the social and economic problems of a particular Canadian region and the role of federal, provincial and focal governments in formulating and applying remedial policies in other nations.
Prereq: One of Plan 100, 156, 343, or consent of instructor
PLAN 360Technology in Urban and Regional PlanningF 3C 0.5
The influence of transportation, communications, and water and sewage systems on the form, function and development of cities and regions; the application of this knowledge in urban and regional planning. Cross-listed as Civ E 190
An examination of planning issues related to the economics and financing of public and private development projects including shopping plazas, residential subdivisions, and new towns. The course focuses on sources of financing, financial programming, effects of planning decisions on land values, and techniques of project evaluation. Prereq: Plan 255, or consent of instructor
PLAN 391Field Research Methods and ProjectsW Fidiab 0.5
Selected field trip experience directly related to the theme content of Plan 300, inctuding assignments, follow-up discussion, and presentation of research papers. The School covers part of the cost of travel and accommodations for field trips. Approximately $60.00 will cover the remainder of transportation and accommodation costs on a one week field trip. Students are responsible for the cost of their meals.
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 is given to housing problems and programmes in the United States and developing countries.
A seminar course on the environmental sources and causes of disease and illness, the concepts of health, e.g. medical, scientific, economic, political, etc., the health services and facilities and related technologies and the role and responsibility of (urban and regional) planners in the creation of a more “healthful” environment.
Prereq: Fourth year planning students or consent of instructor
This course develops a reasoned systems approach to understand change and develop strategies for change through an integration of social goals, policy and programmes. institutional performance criteria are identified in time and space at the level of system, subsystems and their components. identification of measures of quality and change strategies are attempted for the components for peaceful and fundamental social change through the development of enlightened social policy.
PLAN 431Citizen Involvement, Planning and Social ChangeF 30 0.5
The theory and practice of citizen involvement and social change in relation to planning and policy formulation. Included are the ideology of involvement, social change and intervention strategies, policy planning and local area planning. Canadian case materials are emphasized, and there is some skills training.
Prereq: Soc 101, fourth year Planning students; students from other Departments with consent of
PLAN 449Canadian Urban and Regional Planning: (Part 1)Y 1.0
An overview of the evaluation of Canadian urban and regional planning covering the Canadian Planner's heritage, colonial planning, growth stages of post colonial planning, planning principles with an indepth examination of comprehensive planning and zoning, and the scope of planning education especially in our School.
PLAN 450Canadian Urban and Regional Planning: (Part 2)Y 1.0
A review of Canadian urban literature focusing on major themes. The literature will be examined through subject areas such as housing, land policy, redevelopment and urban politics.
This course is intended for undergraduate planning students in their final year who will be starting professional practice on graduation. The course discusses professional responsibility, administrative tools and methods, office organization and similar topics. Concepts and techniques in other courses will be deait with from the point of view of the practitioner. Prereq: Fourth year planning students or consent of instructor
PLAN 456Political and Administrative Processes in Urban andY 2C 1.0
Regional Planning.
The formulation of urban/regional policy, including planning legislation, in an inter-governmental setting: federal, provincial and municipal; the study of both the process and substance of urban policy-making, planning and implementation in Canada.
Prereq: fourth year Planning students or fourth year Environmental Studies students with consent of instructor.
PLAN 470Concepts and Ideas in Contemporary Urban PlanningW 2c 0.5
An overview of the modern movements and philosophical roots underlying urban planning and civic design. Philosophies and contributions of those who have significantly influenced modern historical thought. Development of planning trends and ideas in North America and abroad emphasizing relevance to contemporary concerns.
Prereq: 3rd or 4th year Planning students, or consent of instructor
PLAN 480The Philosophy and Methodology of Urban and Regional PlanningY 3S 1.0
A seminar course on some current and changing social philosophies, the image of man, the notions of ethics, morality, authority, equity, etc., and the related perceptions and perspectives and conceptions of social and environmental realities and their relevance to planning, its human information base, processes and procedures.
Practical experience in the identification of a problem in the planning field. Conduct of individual research into this problem and presentation of the results of this research in a form that meets both professional and academic standards, as further elaborated in a policy statement available from the undergraduate officer. Prereq: fourth year Planning students only
Women's Studies
Women's Studies started at the University of Waterloo in 1971, when the first course on women was taught. Since that time, there has been consistent development of specific courses on women, as well as the integration of women’s studies in many of the more general courses offered.
All courses that are offered, both at the undergraduate and graduate level, are regular credit courses, counting like any other course toward the fulfitlment of requirements for majors and honours in their respective disciplines. These courses do not deal exclusively with women. A substantial proportion of the course material is an examination of women in the context of the particular subject matter. Courses on women have been offered in the Departments of Anthropology, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Social Development Studies. The Arts Library has a special collection on women which has been constantly expanded and which now comprises more than 10,000 items on women. This makes it probably the largest collection on women in Canada. The Canadian Newsletter of Research on Women was started at this University. It appears three times a year and abstracts recent research on women in Canada and abroad.
Library, Newsletter, a relatively large number of courses and people who are actively concerned with research and teaching on women make women’s studies an important and well developed topic at the University.
Students who are interested in the Women’s Studies courses listed on this page will find complete course descriptions in the appropriate departmental sections of this Calendar. .
A resource centre for women’s studies has been established in the Humanities Building, room 305. Sandra Burt is the co-ordinator of women's studies, and anyone interested in courses or research in that area should contact her.