| 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) | 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 | Study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 3 | Unit B. Decision case and team briefings | New Orleans recovery: Case introduction and teams | Study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 4 | Case discussion, including guests | Study questions (PDF) | |
| 5 | Case prep | Study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) | |
| 6 | Unit 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) |
| 7 | Planning as social reform through expert design (cont.) | Guest lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Vale | Study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 8 | Planning as interest-group politics | Sustainability planning and politics in Curitiba, Brazil | Study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 9 | Planning as interest-group politics and citizen participation | Curitiba neighborhood planning scenario | Study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 10 | Planning as facilitation | "A Towering Dilemma" (resource conflict) | Study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 11 | Planning as facilitation (cont.) | Micro-settings | Study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 12 | Planning styles in conflict | Transportation planning | Study questions (PDF) |
| 13 | Unit 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) |
| 14 | Planning ethics (cont.) | Guest lecturer: Prof. Annette Kim | 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 | Study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 16 | Multi-level planning: Means and ends (cont.) | Guest lecturer: Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal | Study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 17 | Planning and cultural diversity | Siting cultural facilities in Australia | Study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 18 | Planning and cultural diversity (cont.) | Two cases: Culture, power and communication | Study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 19 | Participatory planning revisited | Redevelopment and historic preservation in Singapore's Chinatown | Study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) |
| 20 | Participating the grassroots and "grasstops": Planning and civic capacity | Case: Managing sprawling growth in the American West | Study questions (PDF) Class notes (PDF) |
| 21 | Participating the grassroots and "grasstops": Planning and civic capacity (cont.) | Case: Slum redevelopment in India | Study questions (PDF) |
| 22 | The planned city, 21st century style | Guest Lecturer: Prof. Dennis Frenchman | Study questions (PDF) |
| 23 | Rethinking New Orleans recovery planning | Study questions (PDF) | |
| 24 | Planning together debrief | Assignment debrief and implications | Study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) |
| 25 | Final class | Course review and looking ahead (your planning education and career) | Study questions (PDF) Presentation (PDF) |