Browsing Urban Studies and Planning (11) - Archived by Subject "urban planning"
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11.001J / 4.250J Introduction to Urban Design and Development, Fall 2001
(2001-12)Examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can be designed and developed. Guest speakers present cases, involving current projects, which illustrate the scope and ... -
11.013J / 21H.231J American Urban History I, Spring 2005
(2005-06)This course is a seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly 1850 to the present. Among the institutions to be looked at are political machines, police departments, courts, ... -
11.014J / 21H.232J American Urban History II, Fall 2004
(2004-12)This is a seminar course that explores the history of selected features of the physical environment of urban America. Among the features considered are parks, cemeteries, tenements, suburbs, zoos, skyscrapers, department ... -
11.016J / 4.211J The City, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Examines the evolving structure of cities, the dynamic processes that shape them, and the significance of a city's history for its future development. Develops the ability to read urban form as an interplay of natural ... -
11.016J / 4.211J The Once and Future City, Spring 2006
(2006-06)What is a city? What shapes it? How does its history influence future development? How do physical form and institutions vary from city to city and how are these differences significant? How are cities changing and what ... -
11.166 / 11.496 Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience, Fall 2002
(2002-12)The course introduces theoretical frameworks from legal and social movement theories as applied to court opinions, legislation, treaties, law-related articles, and policy-oriented materials and focuses on the impact of the ... -
11.309J / 4.215J Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry, Spring 2006
(2006-06)This course explores photography as a disciplined way of seeing, of investigating landscapes and expressing ideas. Readings, observations, and photographs form the basis of discussions on landscape, light, significant ... -
11.328J / 4.240J Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City, Fall 2002
(2002-12)An introduction to the methods of recording, evaluating, and communicating about the urban environment. Through visual observation, field analysis, measurements, interviews, and other means, students learn to draw on their ... -
11.380J / 1.252J / ESD.225J Urban Transportation Planning, Fall 2002
(2002-12)This class is an introduction to planning transportation in metropolitan areas. The approach, while rooted on the analytical tools which estimate outcomes and alternatives, is holistic. This means starting from ... -
11.482J / 1.285J / ESD.193J Regional Socioeconomic Impact Analyses and Modeling, Fall 2003
(2003-12)Reviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, ... -
11.482J / 1.285J / ESD.193J Regional Socioeconomic Impact Analysis and Modeling, Fall 2004
(2004-12)Reviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, ... -
11.482J / 1.285J / ESD.193J Regional Socioeconomic Impact Analysis and Modeling, Fall 2005
(2005-12)Reviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, ... -
11.482J / 1.285J / ESD.193J Regional Socioeconomic Impact Analysis and Modeling, Fall 2006
(2006-12)Reviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, ... -
11.520 Workshop on Geographic Information Systems, Fall 2002
(2002-12)This class uses lab exercises and a workshop setting to help students develop a solid understanding of the planning and public management uses of geographic information systems (GIS). The goals are to help students: Acquire ...