Regional Planning
- Online delivery
- eClass
- 39 hour course, no prerequisites
Develop an appreciation for regional plans built upon common interest and enduring political relationships. Examine the history, why regional planning has been introduced, the process for developing and implementing regional planning, theories and practices, and how it is defined in various contexts within North America. Other topics include varying structures and challenges that these approaches have between jurisdictional boundaries. Focus will be on Alberta and Canada through different legislation such as the Alberta Land Use Framework and Bill 36 The Alberta Land Stewardship.
Course at a glance
- Fully online asynchronous course, accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
- May be recognized for Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) credits by the Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI) for holders of the Registered Professional Planner designation.
- Aimed at professionals in the areas of municipal government planning, development, and bylaw enforcement. Students range from development officers, planning technicians, land use, environmental, and community planners, to resources managers, government officials, consultants, developers, lawyers, zoning administrators, administrators in smaller municipalities, and others involved in planning processes.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Review and apply the key features of regionalism, including the nature of regions, based on the models, theories, and concepts from a number of divergent disciplines.
- Identify and discuss the specific range of issues, challenges and/or opportunities that led to the introduction of “regional planning” in practice in different regional contexts.
- Identify how regional planning operates differently in metropolitan areas, rural regions, and emergent city-regions.
- Discuss the governance challenges that exist at the regional level and how the planner must operate given the institutional context of regional agencies.
- Describe how regional planning in the Canadian and Albertan contexts has contributed to or hindered the development of communities.
- Discuss the reasons why regional planning continues to be seen as necessary given its successes and despite its failures.
- Compare and analyze regional planning models and regional plans as they relate to different planning principles and practices.
- Examine why some subdivisions fail and what can be done about it.
- Reflect upon new directions and innovation in suburban neighbourhood design.
Take note:
- A textbook is required for this course; details will be provided in the course syllabus.
- Additional learning materials are provided through eClass.
- Assessment may include discussion postings and essay assignments.
- Refer to the course syllabus for the schedule of activities and due dates of assignments.
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Offered:
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.
Asynchronous online learning, eClass
In asynchronous online courses, students are expected to move through the course material at the same pace as their peers, but there are no real-time virtual classroom sessions to attend. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Course duration
Jan 11, 2021Mar 20, 2021
Textbook
Required
HODGE
Planning Canadian Regions
2nd editionISBN 9780774834148
Class info
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This is an asynchronous course. To start your online learning experience visit www.ext-leo.ca/students
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39 course hours in total
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Cost assistance: May be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant and the Canada Training Benefit. (view all)
Corporate multi-registration packages (groups of 4 or more) are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until January 11, 2021. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts.
Currently counts towards
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Series
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Planning for Diverse Environments
└ elective course
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Certificate
in
Applied Land Use Planning
└39-hour elective course
* If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
You can register for and take a course without applying and enrolling into the program.
We recommend that you apply to the program as soon as possible to lock in your course requirements as they are subject to change.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.
- 1 scheduled
- Online delivery
- 39 hour course, no prerequisites
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.