University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Collection Policy Manual, rev. ed
2003

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SUBJECT COLLECTIONS

URBAN PLANNING


Academic Program
 

Master of Urban Planning degree. Coordinated degree programs offer simultaneous master's degrees in Urban Planning and Architecture, Engineering, or Public Administration. A Certificate in Urban Geographic Information Systems may be combined with any other UWM master's program. Economic development, environmental resources, land use, transportation, urban design and physical planning, urban geographic information systems, and urban revitalization are emphases of the program and permit interdisciplinary studies in other departments.

Collection Level
 

Advanced study.

Collection Profile

        The following LC classification range descriptions represent areas of concentration for urban planning:

        HB (Economic Theory. Demography): Relation to politics and other topics; Methodology (general); Mathematical, quantitative methods; Property; Population geography. Migration; Urban population; Economic forecasting, stabilization; Business cycles by region or country. Selectively collected category: Special topics.
        HN (Social History and Conditions): General. Theory. Selectively collected categories: Community centers; Special topics.
        HT (Communities. Classes. Races): Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology (City planning; Urban ecology).
        HV (Social Pathology. Social and Public Welfare. Criminology): Accidents. Safety. Selectively collected category: Emergency management. Disasters.
        NA (Architecture): Architecture and the state. Preservation and restoration; History; Modern architecture; Theory. Philosophy; Architecture and the handicapped; Special classes of buildings; Material and form; National, state, municipal, etc. Government buildings; Commercial buildings. Transportation and storage; Industrial architecture (e.g., factories, mills, etc.); Public buildings (e.g., museums, research buildings, etc.); Aesthetics of cities. City planning.
        TA (TA Engineering (general). Civil Engineering (general)): Environmental engineering; Engineering design; Engineering mathematics. Analysis (Mathematical models); Structural engineering (General; Structural analysis; Structural design); Engineering geology; Rock. Soil mechanics; Iron and steel work. Selectively collected categories: Engineering economy. Management; Contractors' operations. Engineering law; Standards. Materials; Protection of structures.
        TD (Environmental Technology. Sanitary Engineering): Remote sensing. Municipal engineering; Environmental protection; Environmental pollution. Remediation; Effects of industries and plants. Selectively collected category: Hazardous substances and their disposal.
        TE (Highway Engineering. Roads and Pavements): Highway design. Roadside development. Selectively collected categories: Construction details; Roads.
        TG (Bridge Engineering): Structural analysis; Bridge design and drafting. Selectively collected categories: Special types of bridges (e.g., suspension, prefabricated, etc.); Bridges for special uses (e.g., movable, footbridges, etc.).
        TH (Building Construction): General. History; Building materials; Architectural engineering; Environmental and sanitary engineering. Selectively collected categories: Site. Layout; Estimates. Measurements; Management. Inspection; Systems of building construction; Design and construction details (e.g., walls, roofs, etc.); Buildings by use; Protection of buildings (Fire protection; Burglary, sabotage, etc. protection).
        G (Geography (general)): Geographical databases. Statistical methods; Aerial geography.
        GA (Mathematical Geography): Map libraries; Collections of historical maps.
        GB (Physical Geography): Frozen ground. Cold regions; Ground and surface waters (general); Aquifers; Geothermal resources.

Languages
 

English.

Related Subject Collections
 
Architecture, Economics, Engineering, Geography, History, Public Administration, and Urban Studies.

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