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 20-Jan 22 |
Wed Jan 20: Course
Introduction:
Background research
Two weeks, 10% of final
grade. |
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Fri Jan 22: ESL
database orientation:
325 Buell Hall, 1::00pm.
Abhijeet Chavan, 244-6076
Deanna Koenigs, 333-2939 |
Week 2.
Jan 25-Jan 29 |
Wed Jan 27: 3:00pm
Project definition and program |
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Fri Jan 29-Sat/Sun: Site
Visit:
Depart
Temple Buell Hall, 7:00am, return 7:00pm. Saturday or 3:00pm Sunday
Various sites in East St.
Louis. |
Week 3.
Feb 1-Feb 5 |
Wed Feb 3: Background
research due - Presentation boards and posted to FirstClass.
Introduction to Project
Definition phase.
One week, 5% of final grade. |
Background research, Principles of
Neighborhood Physical Planning and Design --
Work as Teams
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
The East St. Louis Action Research Project
and the EGRETS map database are excellent tools for helping you start to
define your project. There are numerous other sources of information from
Agencies such as the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (US HUD)
and the Environmental Protection Agency (US and IL EPA.) 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.
We will assign 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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Summarize the major
issues including a good description of where you see issues
germane to the idea of revitalizing a disadvantaged neighborhood in East
St. Louis. 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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Identify all the
data sources you think you can use for your project within the
ESLARP and associated databases. Note each one together with a few words
about why you need it. Examine the information source and see if it is
really what you need. If not, or if you identify gaps in information,
note down what you think you will need.
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Post everything to
FirstClass.
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Prepare a report,
eventually 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). FirstClass will accept formatted
text cut and pasted from MS Word -- do not attach word documents
yet. FC will also accept attached image files. Please only attach
images in *.jpg format for ease of later use on the WWW.
Include:
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Names and e-mails of your group
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Graphics
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Links
Wed Feb 3: Background
research due - Presentation boards and posted to FirstClass.
You will visit East St. Louis and a variety
of sites together with UP 378 and Arch 374 students.
