Courses
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Elements of Urban Design and Planning
Richard Sommer, James Kostaras, Armando Carbonell, Martin Zogran, Virginie Lefebvre
The Elements course is the foundation design studio administered by the Department of Urban Planning and Design, and it is required of all first year…
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A Revitalization Strategy for New Bedford, Massachusetts
1. Context of the problemThe inner part of the Boston region started to assume it contemporary pattern after the Civil War when economically independent and…
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A Cross Section through the City: Redevelopment of the Han Jiang Riverfront in Wuhan, China
Large tracts of valuable urban property have often been opened up for redevelopment adjacent to the centers of contemporary cities, as waterfront industries and port…
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Downtown Seoul: The recovery of the Chungae Chun Stream
Downtown Seoul: The recovery of the Chungae Chun StreamThe Metropolitan Government of Seoul, South Korea, sponsors this studio in association with Crefolio, Inc., a development…
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Urban Design Proseminar
A seminar required for (and limited to) first year students in the MAUD and MLAUD programs. The course establishes the foundations of contemporary urban design…
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Developing Worlds: Planning and Design in the Middle East and Latin America After WWII
Summary:The course examines the architectural, landscape, and planning undertakings in the Middle East and Latin America after the Second World War. It focuses on the…
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Urban Politics and Land Use Policy
Alan Altshuler, David Luberoff
COURSE CONTENTThe course views cities and urban regions as political constructs. Its purposes are to help you think strategically about major urban problems and controversies,…
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Markets and Market Failures
This course introduces economics to students who have had little previous exposure to the subject. Basic tools are covered, including supply, demand, and market equilibrium;…
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Real Estate Finance and Development
This course is intended to give students the training they need to engage in real estate investment and development, both private and public. No prior…
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Temporary Urbanism
Freaknik in Atlanta, the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan, Critical Mass in San Francisco, Burning Man in Nevada, riots, demonstrations, parades, and festivals all over…
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Transportation Planning and Development
Access and mobility are essential elements of an urban plan. Transportation strategies directly impact and interact with land use planning, zoning, economic development, and urban…
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Design, Law, Policy
Prerequisites: GSD 5201, GSD 5206, or equivalent background.Law has a powerful imprint on the design of the built environment. As much as technological innovation, market…
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Political Economy of Urbanization
Over the last two decades or so, cities have been undergoing a drastic process of restructuring. An ever-growing number of terms – urban villages, edge…
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The Housing Delivery System in the United States
This module will examine the process by which housing is produced in the United States. The course considers the primary actors in the delivery system,…
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Techniques of Physical Planning I
This module provides entering Master of Urban Planning students with theprimary visual tools used by planners and designers to develop andcommunicate ideas. Students will gain…
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Digital Cartography Workshop: Assembling a GIS Database
The mechanics of collecting, compiling and comprehending the latest information about sites and their context has transformed in the past few years from a bureucratic…
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Design Research Methods
The purpose of this seminar is to guide doctoral students in the development and preparation of their research proposals. The course is organized into two…
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Prep of Design Thesis Proposal for MAUD/MLAUD and MUP
The purpose of this seminar is to help students considering an independent thesis for their degree in Urban Planning and Design. The course will focus…