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1Unit A. Course introduction, role and dilemmas of planning, learning from theory and context (cases)Rebuilding Los Angeles (RLA)
Discussion sectionLed by teaching assistants (instructors)
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 exercise500-word writing diagnostic (essay) due
3Unit B. Decision case and team briefingsNew Orleans recovery: Case introduction and teams
Communication workshop: Oral briefings
4Case discussion, including guests
5Case prep
Required team dry-run briefings
Final team briefings
Discussion sectionPreliminary debrief of New Orleans / briefing experience, preview of Unit C
6Unit C. Planning history and theory: Planning as social reform through expert designPublic housing redevelopment in Boston Guest lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Vale
7Planning as social reform through expert design (cont.)Guest lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Vale
Discussion section
8Planning as interest-group politicsSustainability planning and politics in Curitiba, Brazil
Debrief your briefing (6 teams)
Discussion section
9Planning as interest-group politics and citizen participationCuritiba neighborhood planning scenario
Debrief your briefing (other 6 teams)
10Planning as facilitation"A Towering Dilemma" (resource conflict)
Student-led discussion sectionExam distributed
11Planning as facilitation (cont.)Micro-settings
12Planning styles in conflictTransportation planning
Discussion sectionExam due
13Unit D. Planning ethics

Land takings in fast-growing economies

Guest lecturer: Prof. Annette Kim

14Planning ethics (cont.)Guest lecturer: Prof. Annette Kim
Communication workshop: Professional writingTypes of memos, audiences, content
15Multi-level planning: Means and ends

Case: Energy, environment, and development in modern India

Guest lecturer: Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal

16Multi-level planning: Means and ends (cont.)Guest lecturer: Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Discussion sectionDraft decision memo due
17Planning and cultural diversitySiting cultural facilities in Australia
Discussion sectionFinal decision memo due the day before Ses #18
18Planning and cultural diversity (cont.)Two cases: Culture, power and communication
19Participatory planning revisitedRedevelopment and historic preservation in Singapore's Chinatown
20Participating the grassroots and "grasstops": Planning and civic capacityCase: Managing sprawling growth in the American West
21Participating the grassroots and "grasstops": Planning and civic capacity (cont.)Case: Slum redevelopment in India
Discussion section
22The planned city, 21st century styleGuest Lecturer: Prof. Dennis Frenchman
23Rethinking New Orleans recovery planning
Discussion sectionObservation memo due the day before Ses #24
24Planning together debriefAssignment debrief and implications
25Final classCourse review and looking ahead (your planning education and career)

 








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