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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 11.123 (Spring 2003) 
  • Course Title:
  • Big Plans 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Urban Studies and Planning 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. John de Monchaux

     
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 11.123 Big Plans



    Spring 2003




    Course Highlights


    As an experiment, Professor de Monchaux agreed to audio-tape one of his lectures and have it transcribed for posting. This transcript is available in the study materials section.


    Course Description


    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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