GEOG 320 Introduction to Community and Rural Planning Department of Geography and Planning Fall 2010 California State University, Chico Instructor: Claudia Stuart Class: TUE/THU 5:00-6:15 p.m. Location: Butte Hall 103 Office Hours: TUE/THU 6:15-7:00 p.m. Office: Butte Hall 508 What is the city but the people? – Coriolanus, William Shakespeare Good fences make good neighbors. – Mending Wall, Robert Frost Plans are nothing; planning is everything. – Dwight D. Eisenhower Course Description This class provides an introduction to community and rural land use planning. Geography 320 is a required course for the Human Geography and Planning option, for the Rural and Town Planning Certificate, and a prerequisite class for several planning courses offered by the Department of Geography and Planning. Land-use planning is related to several other areas of study (and career choices), including geography, political science, sociology, recreation, landscape architecture, civil engineering, architecture, construction management, and environmental science. This course provides an overview of the historical and theoretical aspects of planning as well as the practical aspects of local government land-use planning. It emphasizes local land- use planning in California, but also addresses land use planning elsewhere in the United States and the world. Required Text Fulton, William and Paul Shigley. 2005. Guide to California Planning. 3rd ed. Point Arena: Solano Press Books. This class will use Kate L. Turabian’s A Manual for Writers… 7th edition (on reserve) to support research, preparation of written materials, and citations. This is an optional text that you may want to buy: Stuart Syllabus: GEOG 320 1 of 7 Turabian, Kate L. 2007. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Rev. 7th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Lectures will also address subject matter which is not covered in the reading. Therefore, class attendance and participation is important. Please check Vista every few days for updates. Assignments There will be three written assignments in this class, as well as midterm and final exams. Assignment details will be posted during the second week of class. Assignment 1: Meeting and Memo (2-3 pages) This assignment consists of attending a meeting of a land-use review body (City Council, Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Architectural Review Board, etc.), and preparing a brief memo describing its review of one development or land-use project. Assignment 2: Report and Recommendation: Greenfields and Infill Development (4-5 pages) Students will complete a 4-5 page discussion of the benefits and drawbacks associated with greenfield and infill development in the United States. Students should present a balanced overview of issues such as financing, cost, infrastructure, economic development, housing, market demand, preservation of agriculture and open space, and/or other relevant issues. The paper will conclude with a recommendation regarding the appropriate form(s) and location(s) of future growth in the Chico area. Assignment 3: Research Paper (5-7 pages) Students will complete a 5-7 page research paper on a planning topic of their choice. Topics can include planning cases, issues, approaches, events, programs, or projects. The project will be submitted in stages as follows: 1. Working hypothesis and preliminary bibliography. A minimum of 5 sources must be used 2. Rough draft 3. Edits to rough drafts 4. Final paper. All papers must be typed and single-spaced. Late assignments will not be accepted unless accompanied by the appropriate documentation. Exams Students must complete midterm and final exams consisting of both short-answer and essay questions. Stuart Syllabus: GEOG 320 2 of 7 Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Planners must adhere to high standards of ethics and integrity. These will be followed in this class. Please review CSUC policies on academic integrity at www.csuchico.edu/vpaa/integrity/Administration/index.html. These address cheating, misuse of sources, plagiarism, and unauthorized collaboration If there is evidence that you have engaged in any form of academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs and/or receive an “F” grade for the assignment and possibly for this course. Class Conduct Reasoned discussion will be welcomed in this class. Please exercise courtesy in listening to the viewpoints of others and presenting your own. Grading Assignment/Exam Percentage of Grade #1: Meeting and Memo 15% #2: Report with Recommendation 20% #3: Research Paper 25% Midterm 20% Final 20% Class Schedule Week/Date Reading Assignment WEEK 1 INTRODUCTION August 24 • Fulton Chapter 1: Introduction: How Planning in California Really Works, 3-24. August 26 • Waldon, Roger S. 2006. Summary Conclusions and Observations: Tying It Together.” n Planners and Politics: Helping Communities Make Decisions, 125-133. Chicago: American Planning Association. • AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct: www.planning.org/ethics/ethicscode.htm Student Information Sheets Distributed WEEK 2 REFORMING THE SLUMS August 31 • Engels, Friedrich. 1987. The Great Towns. In The Condition of the Working Class in England, 30-68. (Orig. pub. 1845.) • Riis, Jacob. 1970. Genesis of the Tenement and The Awakening. In How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York , 7-17, photos. (Orig. pub.1890.) Student Information Sheets DUE Stuart Syllabus: GEOG 320 3 of 7 September 2 • Peterson, Jon A. 1983. The Impact of Sanitary Reform upon American Urban Planning, 1840-1890. In Introduction to Planning History in the United States, ed. Donald A. Krueckenberg, 13-39. New Brunswick, N.J.: Center for Urban Policy Research; Rutgers University. (Orig. pub. 1976.) • Howard, Ebenezer. 1965. The Town-Country Magnet. In Garden Cities of To-Morrow, ed. F.J. Osborn, 50-57. Cambridge, Mass.: M.I.T. Press. (Orig. pub. 1898.) WEEK 3 THE EMERGENCE OF AMERICAN CITY PLANNING September 7 • Peterson, Jon A. 1983. The City Beautiful Movement: Forgotten Origins and Lost Meanings. In Introduction to Planning History in the United States, ed. Donald A. Krueckenberg, 40-57. New Brunswick, N.J.: Center for Urban Policy Research; Rutgers University. (Orig. pub. 1976.) September 9 • Fulton Chapter 3: The Emergence of Urban Planning and Land Use Regulation in California, 41-64. • Garvin, Alexander. 2002. Land Use Regulation. In The American City: What Works, What Doesn’t, 428-439. New York: McGraw-Hill. WEEK 4 THE LOCAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS September 14 • Fulton Chapter 4: The Structure of Planning Decision Making: Part 1 – Local Governments, 65-78. • Fulton Chapter 5: The Structure of Planning Decision Making: Part 2 – Other Players in the Planning Process, 79-102. September 16 • Bluestone, Barry, Mary Huff Stevenson, and Russell Williams. 2008. Land-Use Controls, Sprawl, and Smart Growth. In The Urban Experience: Economics, Society, and Public Policy, 451-462. New York: Oxford University Press. WEEK 5 THE DEVELOPMENT TOOL KIT September 21 • Fulton Chapter 6: The Basic Tools: Part I – The General Plan, 103-126. • Fulton Chapter 7: The Basic Tools Part 2 – Zoning Ordinances and Development Code, 127-144. Guest Speaker: Brendan Vieg, Principal Planner, City of Chico September 23 • Fulton Chapter 8: The Basic Tools: Part 3 – The Subdivision Map Act, 145-154. WEEK 6 PLACE-MAKING AND URBAN DESIGN September 28 • Lynch, Kevin. 1960. The City Image and Its Elements. In The Image of the City, 46-49. Cambridge: The MIT Press and Harvard University Press. • Jacobs, Jane. 1961. The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety. In The Death and Life of Great American Cities, 29-54. New York: Random House. Stuart Syllabus: GEOG 320 4 of 7 September 30 • Whyte, William H. 1980. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Washington, D.C.: Conservation Foundation. • Jacobs, Jane. 1961. The Uses of Sidewalks: Assimilating Children and The Generators of Diversity. In The Death and Life of Great American Cities, 74-88 and 143-151. New York: Random House. FIELD TRIP: Observing the Urban Environment Meeting Memo DUE WEEK 7 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PROPERTY RIGHTS October 5 • Fulton Chapter 9: The California Environmental Quality Act, 155-179. • Daniels, Thomas L. 2009. A Trail Across Time: American Environmental Planning from City Beautiful to Sustainability. Journal of the American Planning Association 75: 178-192. October 7 • Fulton Chapter 13: The Consequences of Regulation: Land Use Regulation and Property Rights, 227-240. Research Paper Bibliography and Working Hypothesis DUE WEEK 8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT October 12 • Fulton Chapter 14: Economic Development, 243-258. • Bluestone, Barry, Mary Huff Stevenson, and Russell Williams. 2008. Urban Economic Development Strategies: What Works? In The Urban Experience: Economics, Society, and Public Policy, 500-514. New York: Oxford University Press. October 14 MID-TERM WEEK 9 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT October 19 • Fulton Chapter 15: Redevelopment, 259-278. • Jackson, Kenneth T. 1985. The Cost of Good Intentions. In Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States, 219-230. Oxford: Oxford University Press. October 21 • Fulton Chapter 16: Housing, 279-292. • Von Hoffman, Alexander. 2009. Housing and Planning: A Century of Social Reform and Local Power. Journal of the American Planning Association, no. 75 (Spring): 231-244. WEEK 10 THE ORIGINS OF SPRAWL October 26 • Jackson, T. 1985. The Baby Boom and the Age of Subdivision. In Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States, Oxford: Oxford University Press. • Hayden, Dolores. 2004. Subsidizing the Strip: 1954 Legislation for Accelerated Depreciation. In Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth 1820-2000, 162180. • Bluestone, Barry, Mary Huff Stevenson and Russell Williams. 2008. The Debate About Sprawl. In The Urban Experience: Economics, Society, and Public Policy, 467-481. New York: Oxford University Press. Stuart Syllabus: GEOG 320 5 of 7 October 28 •Fulton Chapter 11: Traditional Growth Management, 197- 210. •Shoup, Donald. 2005. A Planning Disaster. In The High Cost of Free Parking. APA Planners Press. Research Paper Rough Drafts DUE WEEK 11 REMEDIES: REGIONAL PLANNING; INFILL; PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE November 2 •Fulton Chapter 17: The Emergence of “Smart Growth” and Infill Development in California, 293-306. November 4 •Fulton Chapter 18: Urban and Environmental Design, 307- 318. WEEK 12 PAYING FOR GROWTH November 9 •Fulton Chapter 19: Infrastructure and Infrastructure Finance, 319-335. •Hanousek, Donna et al. 1989. Introduction. In Project Infrastructure Development Handbook, 1-9. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute. •Fulton Chapter 20: Transportation Planning and Financing, 337-352. •Nelson, Arthur C., ed. 1988. The Genesis of Impact Fees and Mathematics of Impact Fee Calculations. In Development Impact Fees: Policy Rationale, Practice, Theory and Issues, 3-5 and 178-180. Chicago: Planners Press, American Planning Association. Reports with Recommendations DUE November 11 VETERANS DAY – NO CLASS WEEK 13 PRESERVING NEIGHBORHOODS November 16 •Rohe, William M. 2009. From Local to Global: One Hundred Years of Neighborhood Planning. Journal of the American Planning Association 75 (Spring): 209-230. November 18 •Hester, Randy. 1985. Subconscious Landscapes of the Heart. Places 2: 10-22. Research Paper Edits DUE WEEK 14 THANKSGIVING BREAK WEEK 15 FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL November 30 •Fulton Chapter 25: Making Planning Work in California, 401- 408. •Gold, Harry. 2002. World Urbanization and Globalization. In Urban Life and Society, 263-281. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. December 2 •Patel, Sujata. 2010. The Making of Global City Regions - Mumbai: The Mega-City of a Poor Country. In The Blackwell City Reader, ed. Gary Bridge and Sophie Watson, 72-78. Chicester: Wiley-Blackwell. Final Research Papers DUE WEEK 15 DEAD WEEK WEEK 16 FINAL EXAMS WEEK 11 REMEDIES: REGIONAL PLANNING; INFILL; PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE November 2 •Fulton Chapter 17: The Emergence of “Smart Growth” and Infill Development in California, 293-306. November 4 •Fulton Chapter 18: Urban and Environmental Design, 307- 318. WEEK 12 PAYING FOR GROWTH November 9 •Fulton Chapter 19: Infrastructure and Infrastructure Finance, 319-335. •Hanousek, Donna et al. 1989. Introduction. In Project Infrastructure Development Handbook, 1-9. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute. •Fulton Chapter 20: Transportation Planning and Financing, 337-352. •Nelson, Arthur C., ed. 1988. The Genesis of Impact Fees and Mathematics of Impact Fee Calculations. In Development Impact Fees: Policy Rationale, Practice, Theory and Issues, 3-5 and 178-180. Chicago: Planners Press, American Planning Association. Reports with Recommendations DUE November 11 VETERANS DAY – NO CLASS WEEK 13 PRESERVING NEIGHBORHOODS November 16 •Rohe, William M. 2009. From Local to Global: One Hundred Years of Neighborhood Planning. Journal of the American Planning Association 75 (Spring): 209-230. November 18 •Hester, Randy. 1985. Subconscious Landscapes of the Heart. Places 2: 10-22. Research Paper Edits DUE WEEK 14 THANKSGIVING BREAK WEEK 15 FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL November 30 •Fulton Chapter 25: Making Planning Work in California, 401- 408. •Gold, Harry. 2002. World Urbanization and Globalization. In Urban Life and Society, 263-281. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. December 2 •Patel, Sujata. 2010. The Making of Global City Regions - Mumbai: The Mega-City of a Poor Country. In The Blackwell City Reader, ed. Gary Bridge and Sophie Watson, 72-78. Chicester: Wiley-Blackwell. Final Research Papers DUE WEEK 15 DEAD WEEK WEEK 16 FINAL EXAMS Stuart Syllabus: GEOG 320 6 of 7 The instructor reserves the right to substitute required readings for readings of similar length and content; to add a limited number of additional readings; and to require the completion of additional simple exercises, quizzes, and/or responses. Required readings will be available on electronic reserve, through Vista. Stuart Syllabus: GEOG 320 7 of 7