11.123 Big Plans, Spring 2003

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de Monchaux, John
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Big Plans
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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.
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2003-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97183
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11.123-Spring2003
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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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