Environmental Planning and Design 573
Degree: B.S.
Director: Frank Gallagher (gallagher@sebs.rutgers.edu)
Program Webpage: http://landarch.rutgers.edu/programLAundergrad
Managing Department Webpage: http://landarch.rutgers.edu
Adviser
| Code
| Office
| Phone (Ext.)
| Anita Bakshi
| (AB)
| Blake 222
| 2-3923
| Richard Bartolone
| (BR)
| Blake 223
| 2-9036
| Dean Cardasis
| (CR)
| Blake 116
| 2-9035
| Frank Gallagher
| (GL)
| Meteorology 108
| 2-5167
| Jean Marie Hartman
| (HP)
| Blake 208
| 2-8848
| Nathan Heavers
| (HJ)
| Blake 226
| 2-9344
| Wolfram Hoefer
| (HE)
| Blake 116
| 2-9313
| Kathleen John-Alder
| (JK)
| Blake 117
| 2-9330
| Richard G. Lathrop
| (LP)
| ENR 162
| 2-1580
| Laura Lawson
| (LW)
| Blake 113A
| 2-8010
| Holly Grace Nelson
| (NE)
| Blake 224
| 2-9315
| Brian Osbourne
| (OS)
| Blake 227
| 2-5266
| David Tulloch
| (TL)
| ENR 133
| 2-1581
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This curriculum
provides a broad educational experience emphasizing an understanding of
planning and design as they relate to the function and management of the
physical and cultural environments. Particular attention is given to the
interactions between natural and social systems. The curriculum includes four
options: landscape planning, environmental geomatics, landscape industry, and
urban forestry.
Landscape Planning.
Environmental planning requires the
integration of environmental information into the planning process and is
concerned with the protection and enhancement of environmental systems while
meeting demands for growth and development. This option is intended for
students who are interested in pursuing professional careers in environmental
planning and related areas. It also provides a basis for graduate and
professional studies. An environmental planning certificate program also is
available for students in other programs of study as well as all options of
this major. (See the Minors and Certificate Programs section at the end of this chapter.)
Environmental
Geomatics.
Environmental geomatics synthesizes
a number of concepts and techniques, including remote sensing, spatial
analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), and global positioning systems
(GPS) that are used to improve the planning and management of natural resource
systems. These techniques include the development of complex spatial databases
from a wide range of data sources and the application of this information to
solve environmental problems. The option is intended for students interested in
pursuing professional careers in environmental planning/management, remote sensing,
and geomatics, and provides a basis for graduate and professional studies. An
environmental geomatics certificate program also is available for students in
other programs of study as well as all options of this major. (See the Minors and Certificate Programs section at the end of this chapter.)
Landscape
Industry. As
individuals, businesses, and communities seek solutions to pressing
environmental concerns, the landscape industry option is positioned as an
emerging source of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and action to incorporate
green technologies and sustainable practices. This option seeks to provide
students with a broad-based education in preparation for careers in
landscape-related industries such as contracting, maintenance, nursery
production, and garden-center operations. While covering pragmatic issues associated
with the maintenance and management of gardens and properties, the curriculum
also gives students opportunities to study best practices and new approaches to
on-site storm water management, energy production, and healthy ecological
systems.
Urban Forestry. Urban and community
forestry is the fastest growing segment of the forestry profession, especially
in the northeast, where the total expenditure of time and money on community
forestry (nursery, planting, pruning, removals, and line clearance) exceeds
that spent on woodlands. This certificate is designed to provide students with
the necessary credentials for employment by providing the fundamental knowledge
and expertise required for this field. (See the
Urban Forestry Certificate Program.)
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