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Unit A. Course introduction, role and dilemmas of planning, learning from theory and context (cases) |
Rebuilding Los Angeles (RLA) |
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Case retrospective and "questions for reflective planners" (what's the use of theory?) |
RLA re-analyzed, plus planning's traditions and dilemmas overviewed, transition to briefing case and exercise |
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Unit B. Decision case and team briefings |
New Orleans recovery: Case introduction and teams |
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Case discussion, including guests |
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Case prep |
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Unit C. Planning history and theory: Planning as social reform through expert design |
Public housing redevelopment in Boston
Guest lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Vale
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Planning as social reform through expert design (cont.) |
Guest lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Vale |
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Planning as interest-group politics |
Sustainability planning and politics in Curitiba, Brazil |
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Planning as interest-group politics and citizen participation |
Curitiba neighborhood planning scenario |
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Planning as facilitation |
"A Towering Dilemma" (resource conflict) |
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Planning as facilitation (cont.) |
Micro-settings |
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Planning styles in conflict |
Transportation planning |
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Unit D. Planning ethics |
Land takings in fast-growing economies
Guest lecturer: Prof. Annette Kim
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Planning ethics (cont.) |
Guest lecturer: Prof. Annette Kim |
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Multi-level planning: Means and ends |
Case: Energy, environment, and development in modern India
Guest lecturer: Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
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Multi-level planning: Means and ends (cont.) |
Guest lecturer: Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal |
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Planning and cultural diversity |
Siting cultural facilities in Australia |
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Planning and cultural diversity (cont.) |
Two cases: Culture, power and communication |
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Participatory planning revisited |
Redevelopment and historic preservation in Singapore's Chinatown |
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Participating the grassroots and "grasstops": Planning and civic capacity |
Case: Managing sprawling growth in the American West |
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Participating the grassroots and "grasstops": Planning and civic capacity (cont.) |
Case: Slum redevelopment in India |
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The planned city, 21st century style |
Guest Lecturer: Prof. Dennis Frenchman |
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Rethinking New Orleans recovery planning |
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Planning together debrief |
Assignment debrief and implications |
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Final class |
Course review and looking ahead (your planning education and career) |
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