Spring 2027

Planning Thought and Practice

Planning Thought and Practice analyzes planning cases within planning history, decision-making models, and planner roles, exploring subnational planning and regional development in developing countries.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Alfonso Morales3.6/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.86 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe key concepts and moments within the field of urban planning.

  • Explain the theoretical foundations for understanding city-regions and the role of urban planning.

  • Critique the economic, political, and spatial forces behind the (re)production of urban space and various spatial relationships

  • Apply critical spatial thinking to questions regarding the inequitable distribution of resources, services, and access.

  • Apply research and presentation skills through informed written, oral, and graphic communication.

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URBRPL 781

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Raw average: 3.33/5 from 6 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2012: 3.72 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2013: 3.89 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALFONSO MORALES is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.86 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Planning history, decision-making models, and planner roles
  • Subnational planning and regional development in developing countries
  • Theoretical foundations of city-regions and urban planning
  • Economic, political, and spatial forces in urban space production

Skills

  • Analyze planning cases and practical issues
  • Critique economic, political, and spatial forces in urban space
  • Apply critical spatial thinking to resource distribution
  • Communicate through written, oral, and graphic formats

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URBRPL 781 · Spring 2027

Planning Thought and Practice

Recorded 2026-10-14
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