PLAN 445 - Gender and Queer Inclusive Environments

This advanced course addresses the intersection between planning, gender, and sexual orientation. Students will learn about strategies for challenging the patriarchal, cis-gendered, and heteronormative assumptions in planning scholarship and practice. Students will explore how urban form shapes experiences of safety and mobility for women and queer communities as well as their sense of belonging. The course will also address how women and queer communities are engaged in planning processes and the profession itself.