Master in Urban Planning
University at Buffalo
Date Posted: Feb. 25, 2016
Submitted by: Monika Urbanski
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Discipline:
Urban, Community & Regional Planning
Tags:
Program Type: Master's Degree
Distance: Local Only
Commitment: Full-Time
Description
The environmental and physical planning specialization offered by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at UB involves the study of how to use the planning process to resolve three broad sets of problems: (1) minimizing the negative effects of environmental problems on human health and urban and regional systems; (2) minimizing the negative effects of human settlements on ecosystems; and (3) managing the growth of cities, suburbs, and rural areas to be sustainable.