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PLAN 484Physical Infrastructure Planning

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Planning
Cross-listed
CIVE 484

When it runs

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

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course will focus on the necessity of physical infrastructure to support urban and regional planning objectives. Students will develop an understanding of the connection between population change, physical infrastructure, and urban form. Students will learn about the economics of infrastructure including the costs, pricing, and financing of projects. Students will also develop skills to assess the environmental impacts of new infrastructure as well as how to evaluate and monitor projects.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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From 11 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Jeff Casello is a fantastic lecturer. Go to class. Mind you, you'll need to, since he doesn't use PowerPoint slides...

    Oct 2012 · liked it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Very interesting course, Prof Casello does great job explaining it in an engaging way. Assignments were fairly easy, same with the term assignment.

    Aug 2026 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Incredible course with very interesting and relevant content for Planners to apply in practice. Lectures were engaging discussions with lots of class participation. Learned a lot about infrastructure and transportation models, cost-benefit analysis, environmental assessment, and economics of infrastructure. You better come to class because the prof doesn't use lecture slides, which you'll want to do anyways because both the content and delivery are impeccable. Really loved the course content. Assignments were easy, but you have to put some effort in the course to do well.

    Aug 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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