ARCH 625 Environmental Management and Policy
This seminar and workshop will be an exploration of the role environmental policies play in determining land use and defining our built environment at Federal, State, and Local levels. We will focus on ways in which environmental management can be used to the develop sustainable, resilient, equitable, and just cities, towns, and suburbs. Students will conduct spatial, environmental, financial, and legal field research looking specifically at the City of Scranton and, utilizing strategies of Sustainable Economic Development, Green Urban Infrastructures, and Smart Growth, will prepare a report recommending a series of environmental policies and land use management strategies including a master plan for the region that address the phenomenon of the shrinking American City. This course is open to graduate and undergraduate students in the Architecture, Business, Environmental Studies, Public Health, and Science Programs.