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PLAN 240Environmental Planning and Policy

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Planning

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course explores environmental planning and policy in Canada and other contexts. Students will learn how environmental policies affect planning procedures, how planners engage with environmental policy, and how planners apply relevant planning tools in diverse policy contexts. Students will also develop skills in policy analysis, navigating regulatory landscapes, and environmental planning approaches.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • BIOL150 - Organismal and Evolutionary Ecology (0.50)
      • BIOL251 - Fundamentals of Ecology (0.50)
      • ENVS200 - Field Ecology (0.50)
    • Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

  • Not completed any of the following:

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00154870 / 85Th 14:30–17:20
LEC 701215948 / 9999Online or by arrangement

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  • Plan 240 was a very interesting class. Pooja Kumar taught my course. For a second year environmental planning course, it felt quite different since there was no foundational first year material, which made it unique.
    The workload was broad and often lacked specificity. Because of this, many students missed key information since expectations were not always clear. Some important details were effectively hidden. For example, many students missed self initiated components in an assignment worth about 5 percent of the grade because the information was only mentioned in the rubric, which was frustrating.
    The classes were 3.5 hours long, which made them feel quite lengthy. The lecture and…

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