Urban and Regional Planning

126 Hayes Hall
South Campus
Buffalo, NY 14214-8030

716-829-3485 ext.4
ap.buffalo.edu/academics/urban-regional-planning.html

Urban and Regional Planning Overview

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning offers an undergraduate degree and minor in Environmental Design, with diverse opportunities for advanced research, practice-based learning and cross-disciplinary study.

Environmental Design addresses the arrangement, appearance, and functionality of neighborhoods, towns, and communities. In addition, environmental design is concerned with the way these places are experienced and used, as well as other aesthetic elements that contribute to the quality of community environments. Environmental design promotes the best use of a community’s land and physical resources for residential, commercial, institutional, and recreational purposes.

Environmental Design provides students with the skills to understand, analyze, and solve development problems with a view toward community planning and the design of sustainable urban environments. The purpose of environmental design is to gain a better understanding of community environments, and then apply that knowledge to improve physical surroundings.

Environmental Design addresses issues in the dynamic bi-national Buffalo-Niagara region as a laboratory for planning, design, and development.

Academic Advising

Students obtain academic advice and guidance from the academic advisors in the School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education office (126 Hayes Hall).

Academic Advising Contact Information

School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education
126 Hayes Hall, South Campus
Phone: 716-829-3485 ext.4
Email: ap-advising@buffalo.edu

Programs

• Environmental Design BA

• Environmental Design Minor