11.123 Big Plans, Spring 2003
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11-123-spring-2003/contents/index.htm
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Author(s)
de Monchaux, John
Alternative Title
Big Plans
Date Issued
June 2003
Abstract
This course explores social, technological, political, economic, and cultural implications of "Big Plans" in the urban context. Local and international case studies (such as Boston's Central Artery and Curitiba, Brazil's bus transit system) are used to understand the process of making major changes to the city fabric. The efficacy of top-down and bottom-up planning and the applicability of planning strategies across cultural boundaries are considered.
Subjects
large projects
debate and commitment in advance of action
technology
politics
economics
culture
authoritarian and participatory styles of planning
ways of generating public support
staging strategies for projects that take many years to complete
environmental impacts
political accountability
health and safety factors
social equity
debate and commitment in advance of action, technology, politics, economics, culture, authoritarian and participatory styles of planning
debate and commitment in advance of action, technology, politics, economics, culture
authoritarian and participatory styles of planning
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