11/19/2024: LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBINAR, Equity and Inclusion in Urban Planning, Tuesday, November, 19, 2024, 11am-1pm Eastern

$198.00

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Equity and Inclusion in Urban Planning is a two-hour webinar which explores the complex relationship between urban planning, community development, and policies that influence urban spaces, particularly how they affect marginalized and underrepresented groups. The course will examine the historical and contemporary factors that have led to inequitable urban development patterns including but not limited to zoning, housing, transportation, public space, and environmental justice. Case studies and theoretical frameworks will examine positive changes in urban environments through thoughtful, inclusive, and effective planning practices that promote social justice.

Note: This is a live webinar delivered via GoToWebinar. Session instructions will be emailed to you 24-48 hours prior to the webinar and the morning of the webinar. If you have not received your instructions for any reason, please call Customer Support (1-866-546-1212) the day of the event. Webinars are live and interactive. Students will have the ability to interact with and ask questions of the presenter directly.

Objectives SME

Course Objectives

At the end of this course you will be able to:

Analyze the historical context of planning policies and recognize the link between land use decisions, socioeconomic disparities, and public health outcomes.
Recite systemic inequities built into current urban planning and policy-making practices that fail to prioritize the needs of vulnerable populations and promote social cohesion and resilience.
Determine how the impacts of socioeconomic inequities in land use planning can disproportionately impact marginalized communities in terms of health outcomes, safety concerns, and overall welfare.
Examine the relationship between access to green spaces, affordable housing, transportation options, and public amenities, and their influence on the health and welfare of communities.
Explore strategies, case studies, and theoretical frameworks of equity and inclusion to analyze urban planning scenarios for the public welfare.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Rumanda Young, Ph.D.

Dr. Young is a Registered Landscape Architect (RLA) in the state of Texas and a Certified Planner (AICP). She holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture (BLA) from the University of Arkansas, a master’s degree in city and regional planning (MCRP) with environmental planning emphasis from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Ph.D. in urban planning and public policy. Dr. Young also spent time abroad in Cheltenham, England at the University of Gloucestershire focusing on sustainable development practices, environmental planning, and resource management.

Dr. Young has eight years of private practice experience, six of which working with the firm Carter & Burgess, Inc. She was involved in a variety of work including a wide range of park and recreational planning and design projects. Landscape Architectural experience ranges from preparation of detail site design plans, inventory and analysis documents, park, recreation and open space master plans, city-wide comprehensive plans, interpretive prospectus documents, construction document preparation, and preparation of grant applications and rezoning applications for cities throughout Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

Dr. Young currently works as a Military Master Planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the Planning, Environmental, and Regulatory Branch. Dr. Young is involved in a variety of work including a wide range of military planning, programming, and design projects. Project Management experience ranges from installation design guides to campus master plans. Projects also focus on the impacts of development on human health and the environment, and improvements through better siting, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of military projects.

Dr. Young is also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, School of Architecture. She teaches master’s level landscape architecture design studio course(s).