GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS IN URBAN PLANNING ASSIGNMENT.

CASE STUDY: GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS IN URBAN PLANNING ASSIGNMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
This case study assignment is designed to test your ability to conduct effective research, gain a
nuanced understanding of complex concepts, synthesize the ideas reflected in your research with
those reflected in your required readings, and to evaluate and apply these ideas to an issue of
urban planning.
INSTRUCTIONS
For this Case Study, you will first describe two forms of local governments in the U.S. (e.g., city,
towns, county, special governments) and their effect on planning. Consult ICMA for forms of
local government. From there, you will analyze how the two forms of local government you
selected use the planning process, and describe which comprehensive or incremental planning
technique was chosen? What were the outcomes? Finally, you will determine a biblical
viewpoint with the methodology chosen. Please use scriipture to support the position. Integrate
Biblical verses rather than at the end of the paper. Items to include are outlined as follows:
 Length of assignment is 2,000 – 2,500-words (8 – 10-pages)
o not including title page, reference page, and any appendices.
 Format of assignment: APA format with 1-inch margins, 12-pt. Times New Roman font,
and must include a title page and reference page.
 Number of citations: 8 – 10 scholarly sources (in addition to the course textbooks,
assigned readings, and Biblical reference) to fully support your assertions and
conclusions. These must be cited in accordance with APA guidelines.
 Acceptable sources: Use scholarly sources only. No websites, podcasts, dictionaries,
encyclopedias, or magazines. Peer reviewed journal articles, dissertations, and
textbooks only.
This assignment includes a template titled, Case Study: Governmental Relations in Urban
Planning Template. This template lays out for you the organization of your paper by providing
all sections titles and format to which they need to be included. Use this template to accurately
complete this assignment.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
PADM 708
This is a doctoral-level research assignment designed to test your ability to conduct effective
research, gain a nuanced understanding of complex concepts, synthesize the ideas reflected in
your research with those reflected in your required readings, and to evaluate and apply these
ideas to an issue of urban planning.
As with all doctoral-level assignments, you are expected to comport yourself with the highest
writing, research, and ethical standards. To do well on this assignment, you must conduct high-
quality research and offer a rich, well-supported analysis; mere opinion or conjecture will not
suffice. A doctoral level course requires descriiption and analysis. While descriiptions certainly
are the precursor to analyses, they are not the analyses. Analysis is not just opinion statements, or
a list of what authors have said. Each idea needs elaboration and explanation and, if possible,
supported by data and/or credible sources. The analysis should demonstrate the ability to
integrate theories with applications.
You must avoid careless or simple grammatical errors such as misspellings, incomplete
sentences, comma splices, faulty noun/verb agreement, etc. Such errors will result in substantial
point deductions. No slang, idioms, jargon, colloquialisms, and everyday language. Your writing
must be scholarly.
Plagiarism in any form, including self-plagiarism, is strictly prohibited and may result in failure
of the assignment, failure of the course, and/or removal from the program. It is your
responsibility to ensure that you understand fully what constitutes the various forms of
plagiarism and to avoid all forms of plagiarism. Consult the 2020-2021 LUO Honor Code