LA338/ARCH372,
Spring 2000
Part One
Planning and Design for Neighborhood Quality
of Life:
Theoretical and practical perspectives
Part One:
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Background research, Principles of Neighborhood
Physical Planning and Design
Two weeks, 10% of final grade |
Week 1.
Jan 19-Jan 21 |
Wed Jan 19: Class
Canceled |
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Fri Jan 22: Course
Introduction
Part One Intro: Background
research
Tools Intro: WebBoard
Two weeks, 10% of final
grade. |
Week 2.
Jan 24-Jan 28 |
Mon Jan 24: WWW/ESL
database orientation
325 Buell Hall, 1:30pm.
Tools Intro: Web
publishing
Deanna Koenigs, 244-6076
Nidhi Tomar, 333-2939 |
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Wed Jan 26:
Web publishing workday |
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Week 3.
Jan 31-Feb 4 |
Mon Jan 31: Environmental
services
319 Buell Hall, 1:30pm.
Tools
Intro: CITYGreen (ArcView) |
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Wed Feb 2: Background
research due - Presentation boards and posted to WWW.
Introduction to Project
Definition phase. |
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Fri Feb 4: East
St. Louis Site Visit:
Depart
Temple Buell Hall, 7:00am (ESL), return 7:00pm.
Various sites in East St.
Louis. |
Week 4.
Feb 7-Feb 11 |
Mon Feb 7: Springfield
Site Visit:
Depart
Temple Buell Hall, noon, return 7:00pm.
Various sites in Springfield. |
Background research, Principles of
Neighborhood Physical Planning and Design --
Work as Teams
NOTE: During
these first two weeks you will work in teams of three or four (at least
one from each discipline). When we divide the class into ESL and
Springfield teams - week 2 - there will be new team assignments
- each team will have two Arch and two LArch students.
Two weeks, 10% of final grade.
The semester's work can be described as
a nested set of projects at different scales. However, the scope
and focus of the individual projects has not been defined. The object
of this first phase is to conduct background research, write project definition
statements, and develop a timeline/program for the semester work.
We will divide the class into teams --
equally staffed with students from the different programs. We recommend
you consider dividing the responsibilities for this phase of the project.
ASSIGNMENT #1: Background Research
Each semester we commence a project the information
landscape has changed dramatically. Using Internet and Library resources
conduct an extensive survey of information germane to your topic.
All the information you gather must be available to the whole class in
electronic format. References to books, articles etc. must be complete
and in Chicago Manual of Style format. Internet references must be
provided with accurate URL addresses. We will discuss format in class
but my expectation is that the database you create will go on-line as part
of this web site.
Choose topics from the following list -
one per group:
Defensibility
- perceptions of personal safety/community safety
Liveability
- the walkable neighborhood, new urbanism
Legibility
- wayfinding and sense of place, paths, nodes, edges
Sustainability
- minimizing use of fossil resources, renewability
Cultural identity
- historic and significant place/structures
Urban ecology
- runoff mitigation, wildlife habitat, reclamation
Environmental
equity - polluting sites, access to work
Power and poverty
- municipal boundaries, ownership
Community organizing
- issue identification, mobilization
Environmental
education - activism, curriculum, comm. gardening
Do these things:
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Find and read all
you can about your topic.
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Gather as many images
as you can, scan them. We
need to show community residents the widest range of design solution options
available to them in addressing the topics.
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Summarize the major
issues including a good description of where you see issues
germane to the idea of revitalizing a disadvantaged neighborhood.
Describe the implications of the ideas you have read about.
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Compile a list of
references and essential readings/web links on your topic.
We expect you to access and use a minimum of 50 sources for each
group. For each reference or link you must have both the full citation
AND a paragraph of 50-100 words describing what the piece is all about.
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Post everything to
WWW.
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Prepare a report,
to go on the web, able
to be printed out to make a display on 18x24" corrugated card
boards (tape and clips, no spray glue).
Include:
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Names and e-mails of your group
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Graphics
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Links
Evaluation criteria and form:
PART ONE - BACKGROUND RESEARCH
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Your Name: ________________
Today's Date: _____________
Your Team: ________________
Team You are Evaluating (circle): A B
C D E F G H
I J K L
Rate each of the criteria along the following scale:
Excellent Good Fair
Poor Not Applicable
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1. Are 50 sources included?
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2. In the written summary, are a few key ideas clearly conveyed?
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3. Are students' initials listed by each entry they wrote?
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4. Are written summaries excerpted from other sources such as Amazon.com
attributed properly?
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5. Is the full citation information listed for each source?
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books: author, title, city, publisher, year
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articles: author, title, journal, volume, number, date, pages
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Web sites: author, title, exact Web address, date visited
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6. Are individual entries well written?
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7. Are graphics and text well integrated?
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8. In the oral presentation, are a few key ideas clearly conveyed?
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9. What is your overall evaluation of this team's work?
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10. Comments/suggestions for improvement:
Resources:
Wednesday Feb 2: Background
research due - Presentation boards and posted to WWW.
SITE VISIT: Friday February 4 (East St. Louis)
Monday February 7 (Springfield)
