Urban and Regional Planning
GEO 321 Spring 2010
Course Schedule

 

Wk.

Date

Theme

Readings

Assignments Due

Introduction to Planning

1

7-Jan

What is Planning?

 

 

2

12-Jan

Development of Planning

Levy Chap 1-4

 

 

14-Jan

Legal, Political, and Social Issues

Levy Chap 5-7

 

3

19-Jan

Legal Issues

Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al. June 23, 2005,

Shigley

 

 

21-Jan

Plans and Land Use

Levy Chap 8-9

Urban Plan Analysis  

4

26-Jan

Urban Design

Levy pp. Chap 10

 

 

28-Jan

Transport

Levy Chap 12

Reading Journal Check

5

2-Feb

Urban Renewal and Community Develop.

Levy pp. Chap 11

 

 

4-Feb

Econ. Develop. & Growth Mgmt.

Levy pp. Chap 13-14

 

6

9-Feb

Smart Growth and Environmental

Levy pp. Chap 14-15

 

 

11-Feb

Regional/National/Other Countries

Levy pp. Chap 16-18

 

7

16-Feb

Planning Theory

Levy pp. Chap 19

Research Topic

 

28-Feb

Exam I

 

 

Planning for a Small Town

8

23-Feb

Planner Visit (Anticipated)

 

 

 

25-Feb

Agriculture and Planning

Daniels and LappingFriedland

 

Spring Break Feb 28-March 14

9

16-Mar

I: Lincolnway Field Project Data Collection

 

 

 

18-Mar

II: Lincolnway Field Project Presentation

 

Field Ex 1

Suburban Growth, New Urbanism, and Disaster Recovery

10

23-Mar

Suburbs and New Urbanism I

Duany pp. ix-98

Outline of research paper and Preliminary Bibliography Due

 

25-Mar

Suburbs and New Urbanism II

Duany pp. 99-182

 

11

30-Mar

Suburbs and New Urbanism III: Video Holiday Neighborhood

Duany pp. 183-end,

 

 

1-Apr

Suburbs and New Urbanism IV: New Communities in Colorado

Leccese and McCormick "Refilling Colorado"

 

12

6-Apr

Rebuilding New Orleans

Campanella, Reichard, Werwath

 

 

8-Apr

Transit and Health

Frank et al. , Krizek and Johnson

New Urbanism Brief Due

Sun 11-Apr

Field Excursion to Chicago Sunday April 11

 

13

13-Apr

AAG No class—write up Chicago paper

Mitchell Intro, Chapter 1

Work on research paper

 

 

15-Apr

 

AAG No class

Mitchell Chapter 2

Work on research paper

 

14

20-Apr

Alternative modes Walkability Study

 

Field Ex. 2 due, Rough Draft Due

Public Space and the Politics of Planning

 

22-Apr

Public Space and the Politics of Planning 1

Mitchell Intro, Chap. 1-2

 

15

27-Apr

Public Space and the Politics of Planning II

Mitchell Chap. 3-4

 

 

29-Apr

Public Space and the Politics of Planning II

Mitchell Chap. 5-6, Con.

Reading Journal Check

16

4-May

Conclusion: Careers and citizen participation

Letter, TBA

Research Project Due

 

11-May

Final Exam 10:30-12:30

 

 

Assigned Articles

Campanella, Thomas J.  2006.  Urban Resilience and the Recovery of New OrleansJournal of the American Planning Association.  72:141-146.  Available

Daniels, Thomas L.  and Mark B. Lapping.  1996.  The two rural Americas need more, not less planning. Journal of the American Planning Association 62:285-288.

Lawrence, Frank, et al.  2006.  Many pathways from land use to healthJournal of the American Planning Association.  72:75-87. 

Friedland, William H.  2002.  Agriculture and ruality: beginning the “Final Separation”?  Rural Sociology 67:350-371

Krizek, Kevin, and Pamela Jo Johnson.  2006.  Proximity to trails and retail: effects on urban cycling and walking.  72:33-42. 

Leccese, Michael and Kathleen McCormick.  2003.  Refilling ColoradoPlanning 69:20-25.

Reichard, Peter.  2006.  Curves ahead: the path to renewal in New Orleans has taken more twists than planners had hopedPlanning 72:6-11.

Shigley, Paul.  2007.  Round 3 for eminent domainPlanning.  73:11-15.

Werwath, Peter.  2005/2006.  Two paradigms for renewal: development versus property owner empowerment.  36:12-13.