Transcript Environmental Planning Option   Environmental Planning focuses on the choices we make as communities and as a society about how to best tap some of our natural.

Environmental Planning Option
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Environmental Planning
focuses on the choices we
make as communities
and as a society about
how to best tap some of
our natural resources
today while conserving
the rest for the future.
You will only find one
undergraduate-level
environmental planning
program in the country,
and it is right here at
Humboldt State
University.
Planning for a Sustainable Future
The Planning curriculum introduces you to :
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Bio-physical sciences that help us
to understand our environment
The legal and regulatory, social
and economic context in which
natural resources are planned for
and managed.
The theories underlying planning
practice and scientific analysis
methods that are widely used in
rural community planning and
wildland management efforts.
Public participation and conflict
resolution methods in planning
processes
The critical analysis and regulatory
processes of Environmental
Impact Assessment
Spatial analysis and Global
Information Systems (GIS).
At HSU we are surrounded by the perfect
laboratory for studying this field.
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Are you interested in protecting and managing forests,
wildlife, or wetlands by creating innovative conservation
plans?
Do you seek to design communities that retain their cultural
and historic uniqueness while expanding pedestrian and
bicycle friendly transportation options?
The knowledge and skills you gain as a planning major at
Humboldt State place you in high demand with employers
in the natural resource and environmental planning fields,
and the uniqueness of our program will give you a
competitive edge against other job applicants.
Our graduates are employed by:
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Community and county planning
departments
Federal and state land and resource
management agencies such as the
United States Forest Service, the
National Park Service, the Natural
Resource Conservation Service, Calif.
Department of Transportation, Calif.
Dept of Fish and Game ….
Environmental consulting firms that
specialize in environmental impact
assessment or ecosystem restoration
Non-profit advocacy groups and land
trusts
Or they go on to:
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Graduate degree programs in planning, law
and natural sciences