![]() ![]() Previous coursework in urban planning, urban studies, local/regional politics, and/or environmental policy would be useful (but not necessary) preparation. There are no formal prerequisites for this course. We explore the disparities between regional idealism and the actual practice of regional planning and management, as well the divergent views of the region as an economic system, an infrastructural network, an ecological habitat, and an administrative district. ![]() We examine the lack of regional planning in the United States both as American exceptionalism and as myth. ![]() Case studies may include New York, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Portland, Metro Detroit, EU regionalism and Asian megaregions. Themes include regional economic development, land preservation, regional sustainability efforts, city-suburb relations, water resource management, megaregions, and transportation infrastructure. Regional efforts have alternately targeted economic, environmental and social equity goals. We examine the history, institutional practices, idealism and limitations of regional planning. The regionalist tradition represents a distinctive worldview to analyze metropolitan development, envision alternative conceptions and scales of community, and structure institutional responses to environmental, economic and social challenges. This graduate course provides an introduction to regional planning, development and analysis. Quick links to sections of this page (by dates and themes): Note: I have put many books on regionalism in this bookshelf, some are required readings, but most are simply available if you have deeper interests in a specific topic.
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