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Lecture Notes



Lecture Notes

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.


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1Unit A. Course introduction, role and dilemmas of planning, learning from theory and context (cases)Rebuilding Los Angeles (RLA)Study questions (PDF)
2Case 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

Study questions (PDF)

Presentation (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

3Unit B. Decision case and team briefingsNew Orleans recovery: Case introduction and teams

Study questions (PDF)

Presentation (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

4Case discussion, including guestsStudy questions (PDF)
5Case prep

Study questions (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

6Unit C. Planning history and theory: Planning as social reform through expert design

Public housing redevelopment in Boston

Guest lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Vale

Study questions (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

7Planning as social reform through expert design (cont.)Guest lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Vale

Study questions (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

8Planning as interest-group politicsSustainability planning and politics in Curitiba, Brazil

Study questions (PDF)

Presentation (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

9Planning as interest-group politics and citizen participationCuritiba neighborhood planning scenario

Study questions (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

10Planning as facilitation"A Towering Dilemma" (resource conflict)

Study questions (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

11Planning as facilitation (cont.)Micro-settings

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Class notes (PDF)

12Planning styles in conflictTransportation planningStudy questions (PDF)
13Unit D. Planning ethics

Land takings in fast-growing economies

Guest lecturer: Prof. Annette Kim

Overview of final unit (PDF)

Study questions (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

14Planning ethics (cont.)Guest lecturer: Prof. Annette Kim

Study questions (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

15Multi-level planning: Means and ends

Case: Energy, environment, and development in modern India

Guest lecturer: Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal

Study questions (PDF)

Presentation (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

16Multi-level planning: Means and ends (cont.)Guest lecturer: Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal

Study questions (PDF)

Presentation (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

17Planning and cultural diversitySiting cultural facilities in Australia

Study questions (PDF)

Presentation (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

18Planning and cultural diversity (cont.)Two cases: Culture, power and communication

Study questions (PDF)

Class notes (PDF)

19Participatory planning revisitedRedevelopment and historic preservation in Singapore's Chinatown

Study questions (PDF)

Presentation (PDF)

20Participating the grassroots and "grasstops": Planning and civic capacityCase: Managing sprawling growth in the American West

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Class notes (PDF)

21Participating the grassroots and "grasstops": Planning and civic capacity (cont.)Case: Slum redevelopment in IndiaStudy questions (PDF)
22The planned city, 21st century styleGuest Lecturer: Prof. Dennis FrenchmanStudy questions (PDF)
23Rethinking New Orleans recovery planningStudy questions (PDF)
24Planning together debriefAssignment debrief and implications

Study questions (PDF)

Presentation (PDF)

25Final classCourse review and looking ahead (your planning education and career)

Study questions (PDF)

Presentation (PDF)


 








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