Courses
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Histories and Theories of Urban Planning and Design
This course surveys the evolution of city form and the history of urban design around the world. We will compare and analyze urban interventions and…
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Public and Private Development
This course explores the analytic frameworks, skills, and bodies of knowledge required to understand, evaluate, plan, and implement public and private development within cities and…
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FIELD STUDIES IN REAL ESTATE, PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN – An Alternative Downtown for Amsterdam; and A Cultural Renaissance for the City of Lee, MA
Course Description:This course is intended to provide students an understanding of the dynamics and complexities of reality that create contemporary urban physical environments. The course…
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Analytic Methods for Urban Planning
This course introduces students to selected quantitative and qualitative methods for thinking about urban planning problems. The course is divided into four sections. In the…
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Transportation Policy, Planning, and Mangagement
Prerequisites: GSD 5203, or equivalent introduction to microeconomics.This course provides an overview of the issues involved in transportation planning as well as an introduction to…
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Advanced Real Estate Development and Finance
This course builds on GSD 5204 and comparable introductory real estate courses offered by other schools at Harvard. Using case studies and lectures, the course…
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Strategic Planning and Local Development
This course examines strategies for urban and regional development within the context of a globalized economy where cities are the engines of growth. Fierce competition,…
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Public Approvals for Private Development Projects
The improvement of real property has social as well as physical and economic implications, and is therefore subject to increasingly rigorous public review. This course…
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Planning and Urban Theory
This course uses analytical readings and case studies to address several major questions in planning theory. The overall theme is the relationship between conscious public…