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CD 415 - Community Development and Perspectives
Credits:
4.00
Introduction of the concepts of community development and
issues that are facing contemporary communities as they
undergo change. Focus on strengthening communities through
a process of citizens participation and decision making
which empowers citizens to direct and control change that
affects their lives in the local community. Emphasis given
to the roles and responsibilities of professional
administrators and individual citizens in the dynamic
process of community policy formulation, decision making,
and administrative implementation.
CD 508 - Applied Community Development
Credits:
4.00
Students work in an actual community, assisting
individuals and groups to identify needs and problems,
establish attainable and objective goals, assess
requirements and resources, and formulate programs for
development; methods of collection, analysis, and
integration of pertinent primary and secondary economic,
social, political, and physical data for community
development. Prereq: CD 415 or permission. Lab
CD #607 - Community Administration and Development
Credits:
4.00
Principal theories and methods of community
administration and development; skills required for
professional and citizen volunteers who are involved in
decision making and administrative activities in local
communities. Emphasis on the responsibilities and
strategies of individual working in the field of local
public administration. Prereq: CD 415 or permission.
CD 614 - Community Planning
Credits:
4.00
Community planning process in nonmetropolitan
communities; practical application of planning techniques.
Communities components: housing, jobs, schools, recreation,
transportation, community appearance, and the administrative
structure for planning. Use of planning tools: data
gathering and analysis, the master plan, zoning and
subdivision regulations, community development programs.
Prereq: EREC 411; CD 415;/or permission. (Offered every
other year.) Writing intensive.
CD 627 - Community Economics and Finance
Credits:
4.00
Economic and financial factors affecting community and local
government decisions. Emphasis on use of economic theory
and analytical techniques to evaluate problems in
contemporary New England communities and towns. Prereq:
EREC 411 or ECON 402. (Also offered as EREC 627. Offered
every fourth semester.)
CD 710 - Seminar
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Seminars arranged to students' needs and offered as demand
warrants: in-depth treatment of area, including classic
work. May be repeated.
CD #717 - Law of Community Planning
Credits:
4.00
Common law and the constitution with respect to property
law, including eminent domain, land-use planning, urban
renewal, and zoning. Makes the nonlawyer aware of the
influence and operation of the legal system in community
development. (Offered every other year.)
CD 741 - Critical Issues in Solid Waste Management
Credits:
2.00
Overview of the basic issues in managing society's waste,
focusing on municipal solid waste and sewage sludge or
"biosolids." Issues such as recycling, source reduction,
composting, incineration, land spreading, and land filling
examined from different disciplines. Five basic modules:
agronomy, economics, engineering and hydrology, planning
and policy, and social/cultural/ethical issues. Guest
speakers from state government, private sector firms,
nonprofit and environmental groups, and the New Hampshire
legislature featured selectively. Field trips to waste
management sites, such as landfills, recycling centers, and
composting operations. Prereq: EREC 411 or equivalent;
BIOL 412 or equivalent;/or permission. (Also offered as
RAM 841).
CD 777 - Fundamentals and Practice of Community Planning
Credits:
4.00
Advanced treatment of the concepts and tools required
for effective local and regional planning to guide land
use, capital investment in infrastructure, and organization
for service delivery. Prereq: CD 614 or permission. (Also
listed as RAM 877.) (Offered every other year.) Writing
intensive.
CD 793 - Community Administration Internship
Credits:
1.00 to 8.00
Fieldwork in governmental agency or a local government
unit for on-the-job skill development. Normally supervised
by a qualified administrator in the organization with
frequent consultation with a faculty sponsor. A written
report is required. Internship may be part- or full-time
with course credits assigned accordingly. Prereq:
permission. CR/F.
CD 794 - Community Planning Internship
Credits:
1.00 to 8.00
Fieldwork in a public planning office or agency for
on-the-job skill development. Normally supervised by a
qualified planner in the planning organization with frequent
consultation with a faculty sponsor. A written report is
required. Internship may be part- or full-time with course
credits assigned accordingly. Prereq: permission. CR/F.
CD 795 - Investigations
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Special assignments in readings, investigations, or field
problems, or teaching experience. May be repeated. Prereq:
permission.
CD 796 - Investigations
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Special assignments in readings, investigations, or field
problems, or teaching experience. May be repeated. Prereq:
permission.
CD 797 - Community Administration and Planning Seminar
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Selected topics in community administration and in community
and regional planning. Focusing on current issues of major
importance that are not usually covered in regular community
administration to a maximum of 8 credits. Prereq:
permission. Special fee.