URBP255: URBAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT, SPRING 2009
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
Instructor:
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Sungjin Park
WSQ 218B
510-642-1856
crux9221@berkeley.edu
Thursdays 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Thursdays / 7:15 – 10:00 pm
Classroom:
167 Dudley Moorhead Hall
Course Catalog Description:
Extensive study of causes, consequences and costs of sprawl; study of growth management and
smart growth programs at the state, regional and local level, including the rationale, techniques, and
economic, political, and organizational implications.
Course Description and Objectives:
What is smart growth? Why are we pushing so hard to achieve it? and Why hasn’t it been as effective
as we anticipated? These are very critical questions for planners of today, and the major purpose of
this course is to answer these questions. It discusses the pros and cons of growth management and
explores the ways of effectively managing urban growth at the state, regional, and local levels. This
course is divided into three phases. First, this course begins by introducing urban sprawl and smart
growth. Their definitions and measurement methods will be discussed and followed by the pros and
cons of their benefits and costs. In the second phase, the class will dig deeper into the urban sprawl
vs. smart growth controversy, focusing on specific topics: urban growth boundary, housing,
transportation, design, and environmental aspects. In the final phase, the class will go over the
problems and potentials of smart growth policies and programs at the state, regional, and local
levels. A regional growth management coordinator who is currently working in a government agency
will be invited as a guest lecturer. This course is primarily run as a seminar. You have to read the
assigned articles prior to attending each class and participate in the class discussion. Occasionally,
short lectures will be given by the instructor to supplement the class discussion.
Course Prerequisite:
No prerequisite is required.
Required Course Readings:
There is no text book or reader for this class. The reading assignments will be based on selected
journal articles, which will be electrically reserved and will be available in the first week of the class.
Please refer to the attached syllabus for the list of selected journal articles.
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Course Assignments and Grading Policy:
Your grade for the course will be based primarily on the following assignments:
Assignment Title
Weekly Class Performance
Presentation based on Paper #1
Paper #1
Paper #2
Percent of Total Grade
30%
15%
20%
35%
Weekly class performance will be evaluated based on the following three assignments for each class:
(1) emailing two questions that she or he would like to see discussed in the class, (2) submitting a
short summary (150 - 250 words) of one selected article by the beginning of each class, and (3)
making a 3-minute in-class presentation based on the selected article. The two questions will be
either based on the reading assignments or based on the main topics of the class. The questions
should be sent to the instructor via email by noon on every Wednesday. Through the semester,
students will also have to write two papers and make one presentation. For the first paper, student
will write 5 to 7-page paper discussing costs/benefits of sprawl and smart growth. For the class
presentation, students will have to choose a planning entity (city, county, metropolitan area, or state)
and present its urban growth pattern in the past and its current growth management programs.
Based on the presentation and the first paper, a 10 to 15-pape paper will be developed as a second
paper. In the second paper, students (1) advocate (or criticize) the need of growth management for
the planning entity of his/her choice, (2) critically exam its growth management programs, and (3)
make suggestions for future growth management efforts. Detailed guidelines about writing papers
will be provided as a hand-out in the class.
Other grading/assignment issues
The due dates for the paper #1 and #2 are March 19 (by 7:00 pm) and May 14 (by 12:00 pm). Late
submission of the final paper #2 will not be accepted. Late submission of the paper #1 will incur a
penalty. 10% of the grade will be deducted for the paper #1 submitted between March 20 and 26
and 30% grade deduction for the paper submitted after March 26.
Academic integrity statement, plagiarism, and citing sources properly
SJSU’s Policy on Academic Integrity states: "Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by
your enrollment at San Jose State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires
you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all
infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development" (Academic Senate Policy
S07-2). The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/S07-2.htm.
Plagiarism is the use of someone else's language, images, data, or ideas without proper attribution. It
is a very serious offense both in the university and in your professional work. In essence, plagiarism
is both theft and lying: you have stolen someone else's ideas, and then lied by implying that they are
your own.
Plagiarism will lead to grade penalties and a record filed with
the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. In
severe cases, students may also fail the course or even be
expelled from the university.
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If you are unsure what constitutes plagiarism, it is your
responsibility to make sure you clarify the issues before you
hand in draft or final work.
Learning when to cite a source and when not to is an art, not a science. However, here are some
examples of plagiarism that you should be careful to avoid:
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If you use a sentence (or even part of a sentence) that someone else wrote and don't
reference the source, you have committed plagiarism.
If you paraphrase somebody else's theory or idea and don't reference the source, you have
committed plagiarism.
If you use a picture or table from a webpage or book and don't reference the source, you
have committed plagiarism.
If your work incorporates data someone else has collected and you don't reference the
source, you have committed plagiarism.
The University of Indiana has developed a very helpful website with concrete examples about
proper paraphrasing and quotation. See in particular the following pages:
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Overview of plagiarism at http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/overview.html
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Examples of plagiarism at http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/examples.html
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Plagiarism quiz at http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/test.html
If you still have questions, feel free to talk to me personally. There is nothing wrong with asking for
help, whereas even unintentional plagiarism is a serious offense.
Citation style
It is important to properly cite any references you use in your assignments. The Department of
Urban and Regional Planning uses Kate Turabian's "A Manual for Writers of Research Papers,
Theses, and Dissertations, 7th edition" (University of Chicago Press, 2007, ISBN-10: 0-226-823369). Copies are available in the SJSU King Library. Additionally, the book is relatively inexpensive,
and you may wish to purchase a copy. Please note that Turabian's book describes two systems for
referencing materials: (1) “notes” (footnotes or endnotes), plus a corresponding bibliography, and
(2) in-text parenthetical references, plus a corresponding reference list.
Accommodation for Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need to make
special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me
as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students
with disabilities requesting accommodations must register with the DRC (Disability Resource
Center) to establish a record of their disability.
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URBP255 AND URBAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT
SPRING 2009
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1 (January 22)
Course Overview
Historical Perspective of Urban/Metropolitan Growth
Lecture: Historical Review on American Urban form Evolution - How We Ended up with What We
Got.
No reading is required for the first class
Week 2 (January 29)
What is sprawl? and How to measure?
Causes of sprawl
Details of Paper #1 handed out
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Anas, Alex, Richard Arnott, and Kenneth A. Small. 1998. "Urban Spatial Structure." Journal of
Economic Literature, 36(3):1426-1464
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Gordon, Peter and Harry Richardson. 1997. “Are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal?”
Journal of the American Planning Association, 63(1):95-106
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Ewing, Reid. 1997. “Is Los Angeles Style-Sprawl Desirable?” Journal of the American Planning
Association, 63(1):107-126
Recommended Reading
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Byun, Pillsung and Adrian X. Esparza. 2005. "A Revisionist Model of Suburbanization and
Sprawl: The Role of Political Fragmentation, Growth Control, and Spillovers." Journal of Planning
Education and Research, 24:252-264
Week 3 (February 5)
Costs and Consequences of Urban Sprawl
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Burchell, Robert W. and Sahan Mukherji. 2003. "Conventional Development Versus Managed
Growth: The Costs of Sprawl." American Journal of Public Health, 93(9): 1534-1540
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Lopez,Russ. 2004. "Urban Sprawl and Risk for Being Overweight or Obese." American Journal of
Public Health, 94 (9):1574-1579
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Ewing, Reid, Richard A. Schieber, and Charles V. Zegeer. 2003. "Urban Sprawl as a Risk Factor
in Motor Vehicle Occupant and Pedestrian Fatalities." American Journal of Public Health,
93(9):1541-1545
Recommended Reading
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Jun, Myung-Jin. 2008. "Are Portland’s Smart Growth Policies Related to Reduced Automobile
Dependence?" Journal of Planning Education and Research, 28:100-107.
Week 4 (February 12)
What is Smart Growth? and how to measure?
Costs and benefits of smart growth
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Ye, Lin, Sumedha Mandpe, and Peter B. Meyer. 2005. "What Is "Smart Growth?"—Really?"
Journal of Planning Literature, 19(3):301-315
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Downs, Anthony. (2005). "Smart growth: Why we discuss it more than we do it." Journal of the
American Planning Association,71(4):367-378
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Landis, John D. 2006. "Growth Management Revisited: Efficacy, Price Effects, and
Displacement." Journal of the American Planning Association, 72(4):411-430.
Recommended Reading
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ICMA. 2002. Getting to Smart Growth: 100 Policies for Implementation. Report, International
City/County Management Association and Smart Growth Network
Week 5 (February 19)
The Effect of Urban Growth Boundary on Metropolitan Structures
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Nelson, Arthur C., Raymond J. Burby, Edward Feser, Casey J. Dawkins, Emil E. Malizia, and
Roberto Quercia. 2004. "Urban Containment and Central-City Revitalization." Journal of the
American Planning Association, 70(4):411-425.
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Dawkins, Casey J. and Arthur Nelson C. 2003. "State Growth Management Programs and
Central-City Revitalization." Journal of the American Planning Association, 69(4):381-396
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Levine, Ned. 1999. "The Effects of Local Growth Controls on Regional Housing Production and
Population Redistribution in California.” Urban Studies, 36(12):2047-2068.
Recommended Reading
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Weitz, Jerry and Terry Moore. 1998. “Development inside Urban Growth Boundaries Oregon’s
Empirical Evidence of Contiguous Urban Form.” Journal of the American Planning Association,
64(4):424-440
Week 6 (February 26)
Future Urban Growth: Housing issues
Urban Growth Boundary & Housing Affordability
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Nguyen, Mai. 2005. "Does Affordable Housing Detrimentally Affect Property Values? A Review
of the Literature." Journal of Planning Literature, 20(1):15-26
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Anthony, Jerry. 2003. "The Effects of Florida’s Growth Management Act on Housing
Affordability." Journal of the American Planning Association, 69(3):282-295
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Jun, Myung-Jin. 2006. "The Effects of Portland's Urban Growth Boundary on Housing Prices."
Journal of the American Planning Association, 72(2):239-243
Recommended Reading
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Downs, Anthony. 1992. "Regulatory barriers to affordable housing." Journal of the American
Planning Association, 58:419-422
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Godschalk, David. 1992. "In Defense of Growth Management." Journal of the American Planning
Association, 58:422-424 (in response to Downs, 1992)
Week 7 (March 5)
Future Urban Growth: Design Issues
New Urbanism, Neo Traditional Communities, Transit Village, and Walkable Suburbs
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Lund, Hollie. 2003. "Testing the Claims of New Urbanism: Local Access, Pedestrian Travel, and
Neighboring Behaviors." Journal of the American Planning Association, 69(4):414-429
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Deitrick, Sabina and Cliff Ellis. 2004. "New Urbanism in the Inner City: A Case Study of
Pittsburgh." Journal of the American Planning Association, 70(4):426-442
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Garde, Ajay M. 2004. "New Urbanism as Sustainable Growth? A Supply Side Story and Its
Implications for Public Policy." Journal of Planning Education and Research, 24:154-170.
Recommended Reading
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Lee, Chang-Moo and Kun-Hyuck Ahn. 2003. "Is Kentlands Better than Radburn? The American
Garden City and New Urbanist Paradigms." Journal of the American Planning Association, 69(1):50-71
Week 8 (March 12)
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Student Presentation based on the first assignment
(Guidelines for presentation will be handed out separately in class)
Week 9 (March 19)
Student Presentation based on the first assignment
(Guidelines for presentation will be handed out separately in class)
*** Paper #1 due ***
Details of Paper #2 handed out
Week 10 (March 26)
Spring Recess- No class
Week 11 (April 2)
Future Urban Growth: Transportation issues
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Cervero, Robert. 2006. "Alternative Approaches to Modeling the Travel-Demand Impacts of
Smart Growth." Journal of the American Planning Association, 72(3):285-295
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Filion, Pierre and Kathleen McSpurren. 2007. "Smart Growth and Development Reality: The
Difficult Co-ordination of Land Use and Transport Objectives." Urban Studies, 44(3):501–523.
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Rodriguez, Daniel A., Felipe Targa, and Semra A. Aytur. 2006. "Transport Implications of Urban
Containment Policies: A Study of the Largest Twenty-five US Metropolitan Areas." Urban Studies,
43(10):1879–1897.
Recommended Reading
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Cervero, Robert and Kang-Li Wu. 1998. "Sub-centering and Commuting: Evidence from the San
Francisco Bay Area, 1980-90." Urban Studies, 35(7):1059-1076.
Week 12 (April 9)
Future Urban Growth: Environmental issues
Growth Management/ Smart Growth: Environmental Dimension
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Burke, Philip. 1998. “Reducing Natural Hazard Risk through State Growth Management.” Journal
of the American Planning Association, 64(1):76-87
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Morrison, T. H. 2006. "Pursuing Rural Sustainability at the Regional Level: Key Lessons from the
Literature on Institutions, Integration, and the Environment." Journal of Planning Literature,
21(2):145-152.
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Stone, Brian Jr., Adam C. Mednick, Tracey Holloway, and Scott N. Spak. 2007. "Is Compact
Growth Good for Air Quality?" Journal of the American Planning Association, 73(4):404-418.
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Winkelman, Steve. 2007. "Comment on Stone: Could the Worst of Times for the Planet Be the
Best of Times for Planning?" Journal of the American Planning Association, 73(4):418-420. (in
response to Stone, 2007)
Recommended Reading
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Jepson, Edward J. Jr. 2004. "The Adoption of Sustainable Development Policies and Techniques
in U.S. Cities: How Wide, How Deep, and What Role for Planners?” Journal of Planning Education
and Research, 23:229-241
Week 13 (April 16)
Growth Management at the State or Regional levels
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Gale, Dennis E. 1992. "Eight State-Sponsored Growth Management Programs: A Comparative
Analysis." Journal of the American Planning Association, 58(4):425-439
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Bollens, Scott A. 1992. "State Growth Management Intergovernmental Frameworks and Policy
Objectives." Journal of the American Planning Association, 58(4):454-466
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Ben-Zadok, Efraim. 2005. "Consistency, Concurrency and Compact Development: Three Faces
of Growth Management Implementation in Florida." Urban Studies, 42(12):2167-2190.
Recommended Reading
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Hamin, Elisabeth M. 2003. "Legislating Growth Management: Power, Politics, and Planning."
Journal of the American Planning Association, 69(4):368-380.
Week 14 (April 23)
Growth Management at the Local Level
** Guest Speaker (TBD) **
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Norton, Richard. 2005. “More and Better Local Planning: State-Mandated Local Planning in
Coastal North Carolina.” Journal of the American Planning Association, 71(1):55-71
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Berke, Philip R. and Steven P. French. 1994. "The Influence of State Planning Mandates on Local
Plan Quality." Journal of Planning Education and Research, 13:237-250
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Gale, Dennis E. and Suzanne Hart. 1992. "Public Support for Local Comprehensive Planning
Under Statewide Growth Management: Insights From Maine." Journal of planning Education and
Research, 11:192-205.
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Recommended Reading
Additional reading will be added by the guest lecturer
Week 15 (April 30)
Measuring Performance of Growth Management Programs and Policies
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Song, Yan and Gerrit-Jan Knaap. 2004. "Measuring Urban Form Is Portland Winning the War
on Sprawl?" Journal of the American Planning Association, 70(2):210-225
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Anthony, Jerry. 2004. "Do State Growth Management Regulations Reduce Sprawl?" Urban Affairs
Review, 39(3):376-397.
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Carruthers, John I. 2002. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Growth Management
Programs: An Analytic Framework." Journal of Planning Education and Research, 21:391-405.
Recommended Reading
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Landis, John. 1992. "Do growth controls work - a New Assessment." Journal of the American
Planning Association, 58(4):489-508.
Week 16 (May 7)
Future of Urban Growth Management
Public Attitude toward Growth Management
Read the following three articles and pick one to summarize and present to the class.
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Wassmer, Robert and Edward Lascher. 2006. "Who Supports Local Growth and Regional
Planning to Deal with Its Consequences?" Urban Affairs Review, 41(5):621-645
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Wheeler, Stephen M. 2002. "The New Regionalism: Key Characteristics of an Emerging
Movement." Journal of the American Planning Association, 68(3):267-278
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Chapin, Timothy S. and Charles E. Connerly. 2004. "Attitudes towards Growth Management in
Florida: Comparing Resident Support in 1985 and 2001." Journal of the American Planning Association,
70(4):443-452.
Recommended Reading
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Yang, Yizhao. 2008. "A Tale of Two Cities: Physical Form and Neighborhood Satisfaction in
Metropolitan Portland and Charlotte." Journal of the American Planning Association, 74(3):307-323.
Week 17 (May 14)
*** Final Paper Due (no class) ***
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