Each class session includes up to three types of lecture notes. Each session is introduced by a “Reading Tips and Study Questions” handout. Some sessions also include presentations given by the faculty, and/or class notes taken by students.
All guest lectures are courtesy of the person named and are used with permission.
| SES # | TOPICS | CASES | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unit A. Course introduction, role and dilemmas of planning, learning from theory and context (cases) | Rebuilding Los Angeles (RLA) | Reading tips and study questions (PDF) |
| 2 | 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 |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 3 | Unit B. Decision case and team briefings | New Orleans recovery: Case introduction and teams |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 4 | Case discussion, including guests | Reading tips and study questions (PDF) | |
| 5 | Case prep |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
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| 6 | Unit C. Planning history and theory: Planning as social reform through expert design |
Public housing redevelopment in Boston Guest lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Vale |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 7 | Planning as social reform through expert design (cont.) | Guest lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Vale |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 8 | Planning as interest-group politics | Sustainability planning and politics in Curitiba, Brazil |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 9 | Planning as interest-group politics and citizen participation | Curitiba neighborhood planning scenario |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 10 | Planning as facilitation | “A Towering Dilemma” (resource conflict) |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 11 | Planning as facilitation (cont.) | Micro-settings |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 12 | Planning styles in conflict | Transportation planning | Reading tips and study questions (PDF) |
| 13 | Unit D. Planning ethics |
Land takings in fast-growing economies Guest lecturer: Prof. Annette Kim |
Overview of final unit (PDF) Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 14 | Planning ethics (cont.) | Guest lecturer: Prof. Annette Kim |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 15 | Multi-level planning: Means and ends |
Case: Energy, environment, and development in modern India Guest lecturer: Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 16 | Multi-level planning: Means and ends (cont.) | Guest lecturer: Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 17 | Planning and cultural diversity | Siting cultural facilities in Australia |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 18 | Planning and cultural diversity (cont.) | Two cases: Culture, power and communication |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 19 | Participatory planning revisited | Redevelopment and historic preservation in Singapore’s Chinatown |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) |
| 20 | Participating the grassroots and “grasstops”: Planning and civic capacity | Case: Managing sprawling growth in the American West |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 21 | Participating the grassroots and “grasstops”: Planning and civic capacity (cont.) | Case: Slum redevelopment in India | Reading tips and study questions (PDF) |
| 22 | The planned city, 21st century style | Guest Lecturer: Prof. Dennis Frenchman | Reading tips and study questions (PDF) |
| 23 | Rethinking New Orleans recovery planning | Reading tips and study questions (PDF) | |
| 24 | Planning together debrief | Assignment debrief and implications |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) |
| 25 | Final class | Course review and looking ahead (your planning education and career) |
Reading tips and study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) |
