Introduction to Environmental Design

Course Description

Environmental Design addresses the arrangement, appearance, and functionality of neighborhoods, towns, and communities. In addition, environmental design is concerned with the way these places are experienced and used, as well as other aesthetic elements that contribute to the quality of community environments. Environmental design promotes the best use of a community’s land and physical resources for residential, commercial, institutional, and recreational purposes. Environmental Design provides students with the skills to understand, analyze, and solve development problems with a view toward community planning and the design of sustainable environments. The purpose of environmental design is to gain a better understanding of community environments, and then apply that knowledge to improve physical surroundings. University at Buffalo Environmental Design addresses issues in the dynamic bi-national Buffalo-Niagara region as a laboratory for planning, design, and development. Pre-Requisites: Environmental Design BA Note: This is a tutorial or topical course wherein content varies from semester to semester. As such, credit and grade replacement per the Course Repeat policy will not apply. For more details, please refer to the complete Course Repeat policy in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog. Additionally, it is important to review specific program requirements, as some majors impose restrictions on the number of credits allowed toward degree requirements.

Code

END 112

Credits

0

Subject

Environmental Design