# URBRPL 611: Urban Design: Theory and Practice | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/URBRPL_611) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | 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### record version id 14a9cf68d893ff43c57bf3fe505ca70c1796cd8ae22d0252135e63316ba74c88 ### course id URBRPL 611 ### course uid course\_a430e3d35d64e2070a3a1f8a ### catalog version id a86a34b6dea013b885fd8dbcb042f081c3b96207aa5494f6a0ddd018ef9c1c5a ### course number 611 ### subjects * URBRPL ### title URBAN DESIGN: THEORY AND PRACTICE ### description Focusing on three basic components of the built environment (buildings, transportation systems, and open spaces), addresses the forces that shape land use and transportation patterns, the effects of urban form on public health, safety, and welfare, and ways that communities can make their built environments more livable and environmentally sustainable. ### requirements text Senior standing ### credit offering ids None recorded. ### llm job id enrich-8b774950c2b6adfdc46d1b82 ### llm output id 255b6ccaf58d7571cd58f3dce756c8bcff53e970e7de3f97f3df81f8fd7591a0 ### llm model nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 ### llm model revision 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