Category: Urban Planning and Policy

In his article in the Journal of the American Planning Association, William Lucy (1994) argues that “planning educators and professionals should take a more expansive view of the field of urban and regional planning” (p. 305). He further outlines three themes about the scope of the planning profession: (1) planning should aim at sustaining both…

You have been hired by the chairman of a multi-state commission on planning for the New York region after the completion of the Regional Plan in 1931. You are to advise him on the implementation of the New York Regional Plan based upon the debate between Lewis Mumford and Thomas Adams. With whom do you…

Based on your experience, these images, and the readings you have done for the class, consider the following: Who was the public then and now? For whom do we plan? Are the problems depicted here still with us? How has the public interest evolved in relation to planning? Provide a historic image you find depicting…

International and Comparative Disaster Management For Case Study #2, you will compare and contrast disaster management in two countries of your choice focusing on the preparedness and response phases of emergency management. **Note: you must select countries other than the United States and its territories** You will check and reference at least three credible sources…

Case Study #1 Instructions International and Comparative Disaster Management Case Study #1 is simply a descriptive summary of a specific international disaster event. *Note: you must select a disaster event that took place outside of the United States and its territories. Exclude popular cases: Chernobyl, Haiti Earthquake, Japan Earthquake and the Indian Ocean Earthquake and…

Based on the readings for this module and your own experience, succinctly summarize some initial reflections on the following fundamental questions that we will return to throughout the semester: What is planning? What is the justification for planning? What is the role of the planner? When should planners intervene? Provide an example from your community…

Use the template I have already stared and expand on it. Your assignment is to write a brief memo (5-7 pages) to the HIO with your recommendations. In your report to the client, make sure to address the following questions: 1. The Fitnessgram data will come from over 50 schools in the district. How will…

Think about and compare how preservation works at the local, state and federal level. Post a short answer to the following questions: Can you elucidate the differences between preservation at local, state, federal levels? How do all of these policies work together? What are the benefits and/or pros/cons of each? Where do you think preservation…

Tasks Using American Community Survey Links to an external site., summarize education and income level in the city Boston Massachusetts. ACS provides detailed socio-economic indicators. You are expected to give us the overall picture of the selected city with respect to education and poverty levels. You can access the ACS Data for Urban Areas using…

Fill out the attached sheet based on What Is Healthy Chicago We need to Focus the Evaluation based on the Logic Model attached. Here are the resources that can be used along with any others you may find. https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/healthychicago/home.html https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/cdph/statistics_and_reports/HC2025_917_FINAL.pdf