Environmental Planning and Site Analysis
Examine the major components of physical planning and site design as they relate to achieving planning objectives. Review regional landscape analysis, physical and man-made factor analysis and watershed and program analysis. Special focus is given to analyzing site suitability and sensitivity for development, site selection and feasibility studies and conceptual design that responds to site conditions.
In this course, you will:
- Develop an understanding of how to conduct site opportunity and constraint analysis that contribute to good land use decisions.
- Understand the basic natural and cultural components of a site and region and how these components are interrelated.
- Achieve basic skills necessary to evaluate and compare the value of mapped data.
- Acquire critical thinking skills to be able to use complex data, synthesize information and select that which is most significant for decision making.
- Learn graphic methods of compiling, recording and displaying information on environmental, cultural and economic factors.
- Understand the value and importance that analysis of the natural and the manmade environment have in planning, design and environmental decision-making.
Section Notes
This is an online, remote learning course, which consists of content and curriculum that is taught with pre-recorded and real time lectures, in addition to real-time lecture/Q&A sessions with the instructors. Pre-recorded lectures and live sessions are accessed via our Canvas learning system and Zoom.
This course is open September 22 – October 28, with live sessions on September 22 2:00-4:00PM PST, September 28 10:00AM-12:00PM PST, October 13 2:00-4:00PM PST, October 19 10:00AM-12:00PM PST, October 26 2:00-3:00PM PST and October 27 2:00-3:00PM PST.
We allow registration through the first morning of the course. We cannot extend course access beyond 9/28, so students pursuing a late enrollment acknowledge that they will have less time to complete the materials. Please contact the course representative with any questions.
Enrollment Policies
Drop requests (withdraw with a refund) will be approved, less a $30 processing fee, if the request is received seven calendar days before the course begins. Click here to view complete enrollment policy information including details on withdrawals and transfers.
Discounts
Group Discount
APA
Info Session Discount
AEP
Members can receive 10% discount on the course fee by entering the Coupon Code. If you don’t have your association discount code, contact UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education Student Services at (800) 752-0881.