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Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1980

Biography

Abstract:

The Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning has experienced three stages of development. It began in 1973 as a fledgling interdisciplinary program called the Program in Urban, Social and Environmental Policy (PUSEP) situated within the Political Science Department in the School of Arts, Science and Engineering at Tufts University. In 1980 PUSEP was elevated to departmental status and became the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy (UEP) and in 2000 the department's name was changed to reflect its growing orientation to the field of planning. In 2004 UEP became an accredited planning program, with that designation granted by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB). The founder of the original program was the visionary planner-architect Hermann H. Field.

The Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning has experienced three stages of development. It began in 1973 as a fledgling interdisciplinary program called the Program in Urban, Social and Environmental Policy (PUSEP) situated within the Political Science Department in the School of Arts, Science and Engineering at Tufts University. In 1980 PUSEP was elevated to departmental status and became the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy (UEP) and in 2000 the department's name was changed to reflect its growing orientation to the field of planning. In 2004 UEP became an accredited planning program, with that designation granted by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB). PAB is comprised of three separate organizations: the American Planning Association, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, and the American Institute of Certified Planners. The founder of the original program was the visionary planner-architect Hermann H. Field. Mr. Field had a distinguished career in urban planning before he envisioned a new master's degree program that responded to the needs of urban development, land use planning, architectural design, as well as social and environmental concerns.

Mr. Field was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He graduated from Harvard College, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and the Swiss Federal Polytechnic Institute. He directed the urban development of Cleveland College before becoming planning director at the Tufts School of Medicine from 1961 through 1972. social, urban or rural, local or global. Accordingly, your curriculum focus can be narrower (on the public policy and planning challenges in one' policy or planning area) or broader (on sustainable development which looks at these issues as a whole), depending on your goals.

In 1972 Mr. Field taught a pathbreaking course in environmental planning and design at Tufts and developed the framework for a new master's program, which enrolled its first class in 1973. He taught and directed the program until his retirement in 1978. Mr. Field continued to provide guidance and vision to the program until his death at age 90 in 2001. He wrote in 1982 in the 50th anniversary report of his class at Harvard: "I was appalled by the mindless despoiling of the physical environment essential to any quality of life, urban or otherwise, in which my profession was a key participant." Mr. Field's vision of higher education for planners and policy makers embodied a holistic view of planning encompassing a sensitivity to community participation, social justice, and environmental concerns. This is the legacy that he has brought to Tufts and to UEP. Shortly before his death he was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Through the generous contributions of the friends and family of Hermann Field, the Hermann and Kate Field Education Fund was established to enhance the education goals of UEP.

Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:

99 Degrees in Collaboration with the Women's Statewide Legislative Network, 2000

 Item — Box 3
Call Number: UA090.003.003.00012
Scope and Contents

2000 M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Field Project. Client: Women's Statewide Legislative Network

Dates: 2000

20/20: A "Greener" Vision for the Environment, The Role of the Retailer in Sustainable Production and Consumption, 1996

 Item — Box 2
Call Number: UA090.003.002.00028
Scope and Contents

1996 M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Field Project. Client: World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Dates: 1996

A Needs and Asset Evaluation in the South End/Lower Roxbury Neighborhoods, 2002

 Item — Box 3
Call Number: UA090.003.003.00024
Scope and Contents

2002 M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Field Project. Client: South End/Lower Roxbury Youth Workers Alliance

Dates: 2002

A New Fenway Park? It's Not a Done Deal! Action Manual for Concerned Residents, 2000

 Item — Box 3
Call Number: UA090.003.003.00014
Scope and Contents

2000 M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Field Project. Client: Fenway CDC

Dates: 2000

A New Vision for Higher Education: Conceptual Strategies for Integrating Sustainability into Different Disciplines, 1996

 Item — Box 2
Call Number: UA090.003.002.00029
Scope and Contents

1996 M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Field Project. Client:

Dates: 1996

A Preliminary Assessment of the Bass River Harbor Area, 1995

 Item — Box 2
Call Number: UA090.003.002.00017
Scope and Contents

1995 M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Field Project. Client: City of Beverly

Dates: 1995

A Preliminary Exploration of Issues for the Development of an Urban Aquaculture Institute for Boston Harbor, 1997

 Item — Box 2
Call Number: UA090.003.002.00046
Scope and Contents

1997 M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Field Project. Client: New England Aquarium

Dates: 1997

A Report on Methods Used for Behavioral Motivation Assessment in the United States, 1994

 Item — Box 2
Call Number: UA090.003.002.00013
Scope and Contents

1994 M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Field Project. Client: USAID/World Wildlife Fund, Nature Conservancy & World Resources Institute

Dates: 1994

A Retrospective Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Elemental Carbon in the U.S. Trucking Industry, 2011

 Item
Call Number: PB.002.00005
Scope and Contents Background: Despite considerable epidemiologic evidence about the health effects of chronic exposure to vehicle exhaust, efforts at defining the extent of risk have been limited by the lack of historical exposure measurements suitable for use in epidemiologic studies and for risk assessment. Objectives: We sought to reconstruct exposure to elemental carbon (EC), a marker of diesel and other vehicle exhaust exposure, in a large national cohort of U.S. trucking industry workers. Methods: We...
Dates: 2011