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Legal and administrative aspects of regulating land use at various levels of government, and understanding the changing legal framework of the regulations such as zoning, urban renewal and eminent domain, inverse condemnation, landmarks and religious considerations, environmental laws, growth management and the relationship of the planner to the law. The course will cover a basic understanding of legal procedures and use case law as well as statutory and regulatory materials to help you develop a better understanding of the relationship between the law and basic land-use planning skills.

Prerequisites: None.