{"id":772,"date":"2023-01-23T16:01:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=772"},"modified":"2023-12-08T13:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T18:29:39","slug":"environmental-planning-and-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/environmental-planning-and-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Planning and Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"fullwidth wp-block-heading\">Master of Environmental Science and Management<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"mesm\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-mesm\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-762\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-762\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18900\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18900\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-761\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-761\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-884\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-884\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/affiliated-faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-894\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-894\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/student-opportunities\/\">Student opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental Planning and Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Environmental Planning and Design (EPD) specialization examines the spatial management of human development activities within diverse natural resource systems. This track relies on the use of multidisciplinary approaches to the management and preservation of natural environments; as well as participation in the design of built environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the EPD track receive advanced instruction, training, and experiential learning with faculty whose academic backgrounds are in environmental planning, landscape architecture, geography, as well as in various natural and social sciences. This track provides students with the ability to solve a wide range of complex environmental problems by developing specific skills in environmental planning, design, and the natural sciences.\u00a0 Students can also acquire complementary skillsets from affiliated social sciences such as political science, public administration, psychology, environmental and natural resource economics, and marine affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates specializing in Environmental Planning and Design will be able to pursue innovative careers with federal and state agencies, municipal and city planning departments, private sector consulting companies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Core Courses<\/strong>&nbsp;(25 credits) including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Planning and Design<\/strong>\u00a0(13 credits including at least 4 credits in a design studio).<ul><li><em>9<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>credits<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>from<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>following<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>planning<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>courses:<\/em><ul><li>CPL 410 Fundamentals of Community Planning Practice (3)<\/li><li>CPL 450 Urban Design (3)<\/li><li>CPL 483 Land Development (3)<\/li><li>CPL 485 Environmental Planning (3) REQUIRED<\/li><li>CPL 538 Site Planning (3)<\/li><li>CPL 539 Environmental Law (3)<\/li><li>CPL 549 Seminar in Ecological Planning (3)<\/li><li>MAF 516 Seminar on the Urban Waterfront (3)<\/li><li>MAF 564 Port Planning &amp; Policy (3)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><em>4<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>credits<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>from<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>following<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>studio<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>courses:<\/em><ul><li>LAR<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>444<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Landscape<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Architecture<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Design<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Studio<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>III<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(4)<\/li><li>LAR<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>445<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Landscape<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Architecture<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Design<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Studio<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>IV<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(4)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Natural Sciences<\/strong>\u00a0(9 credits)<\/li><li><strong>Quantitative Methods<\/strong>\u00a0(3 credits)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elective courses<\/strong>&nbsp;(6 credits)<br><strong>Culminating Experience<\/strong>&nbsp;(3 credits: EVS 505, 597, or 598)<br><strong>Graduate seminar<\/strong>&nbsp;(2 credits: EVS 501, EVS 502)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/lar\/meet\/jane-buxton\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jane-Buxton.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jane Buxton, Department of Landscape Architecture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jane-Buxton.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jane-Buxton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jane-Buxton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jane-Buxton-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/lar\/meet\/jane-buxton\/\">Jane Buxton<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Coordinator, Environmental Planning and Design<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Landscape Architecture<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4549<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jabuxton@uri.edu\">jabuxton@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Planning and Design The Environmental Planning and Design (EPD) specialization examines the spatial management of human development activities within diverse natural resource systems. This track relies on the use of multidisciplinary approaches to the management and preservation of natural environments; as well as participation in the design of built environments. 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