Teaching
Lecturer
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
URPN202 Building Better Cities (Fall 2021)
[Course Description]
This course aims to introduce students to contemporary issues of urbanization, past influences and current practice of public city/urban planning in the United States. One of the many definitions of city planning is “a systematic, creative way to influence the future of neighborhoods, cities, rural and metropolitan areas, an entire nation and even the world” to improve the welfare and quality of life for residents in the community. Planning in this context involves making decisions and taking action related to issues that affect the entire community such as land use, transportation, housing, social services, community and economic development, environmental quality, and so on. Students will learn about the tools, techniques and challenges of being a planner, issues that affect planning, concepts related to planning processes, as well as the various fields of planning.
This course provides a strong foundation for students who wish to pursue advanced study in planning or related disciplines. For those choosing other career paths, this class also aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills that they can use in their desired fields of study and as active citizens in their respective communities.
URPN340 Housing and Community (Fall 2021)
[Course Description]
This course is designed to help students explore the complexity of housing and housing-related issues from a planning perspective. You will develop a basic understanding of the housing market, its relationship to community development, its importance to communities and the U.S. economy and major housing challenges facing the US.
A wide variety of topics will be discussed, including the use and meaning of housing; the development of Federal, State, and local housing policy; the changing dynamics of housing policy; the housing market; housing finance; the challenge of providing affordable housing; and the relationship of housing to community development and neighborhood transformation. Class time will be devoted to lectures, class discussions, group discussions and films.
Instructor
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
URPN202-501 Building Better Cities (Fall 2018)
[Course Description]
This course aims to introduce students to contemporary issues of urbanization, past influences and current practice of public planning in the United States. One of the many definitions of city planning is “a systematic, creative way to influence the future of neighborhoods, cities, rural and metropolitan areas, an entire nation and even the world” to improve the welfare and quality of life for residents in the community. Planning in this context involves making decisions and taking action related to issues that affect the entire community such as land use, transportation, housing, social services, community and economic development, environmental quality, and so on. Students will learn about the tools, techni ques and challenges of being a planner, issues that affect planning, concepts related to planning processes, as well as the various fields of planning.
This course provides a strong foundation for students who wish to pursue advanced study in planning or related disciplines. For those choosing other career paths, this class also aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills that they can use in their desired fields of study and as active citizens in their respective communities.
