Urban Design Policy and Action

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Instructor: Dr. Aseem Inam
Term: Spring 2009
Level: Graduate
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Lecture 2: Reading 1: policy as tools of governance Salamon, Lester. “The New Governance and the Tools of Public Action: An Introduction.” Chapter 1 in The Tools of Government: A Guide to the New Governance . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780195136654.

Lecture 4: Reading 1: municipal control of land use Frug, Gerald. “City Land Use.” Chapter 7 in City Making: Building Communities Without Building Walls . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780691007427.

Lecture 5: Reading 1: types of development regulations Barnett, Jonathan. “Shaping Cities Through Development Regulations.” Chapter 13 in Redesigning Cities: Principles, Practice, Implementation . Washington, DC: American Planning Association Planners Press, 2008. ISBN: 9781884829703.

Lecture 6: Reading 1: design and implementation of policies for special districts Lang, Jon. “Piece-By-Piece Urban Design.” Chapter 9 in Urban Design: A Typology of Procedures and Products . Oxford, United Kingdom: Architectural Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780750666282.

Lecture 9: Reading 1: an integrated approach to design, policy, and implementation Moule and Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists. Uptown Whittier Specific Plan . Whittier, CA: City of Whittier, 2008.

Lecture 10: Reading 1: learning from best practices Punter, John. “ Developing Urban Design as Public Policy: Best Practice Principles for Design Review and Development Management .” Journal of Urban Design 12 (2007): 167-202.

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