Fall 2018 - URB 630 G100

Urban Development, Planning and Policy (4)

Class Number: 9568

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Wed, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The focus of this course is the evolving relationship between state interventions into the city, and dynamics of urban development. The class emphasizes the historical context to urban planning and policy, with particular reference to the Canadian city.

COURSE DETAILS:

Exploring the origins of current practices and trends, this course provides students with a context for understanding both urban planning and development today, as well as the built and social environment in which city dwellers live. Using Vancouver as a case study throughout the semester, we will examine the various manifestations of the modernist ethos that led to the concept and practice of urban planning, along with the dynamics of urban development to which it responded and by which it was transformed.

Grading

  • Participation 20%
  • Position Papers 30%
  • Facilitation 20%
  • Case Study 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

There is one required text for this class, Harold L. Platt’s Building the Urban Environment: Visions of the Organic City in the United States, Europe, and Latin America (Temple University Press, 2015). It will be available at the Harbour Centre bookstore. Other readings will be available through the SFU Library.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

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