GY448 Half Unit
Social and Political Aspects of Regional and Urban Planning
This information is for the 2011/12 session.
Teachers responsible
Dr Alan Mace, STC509 Professor Andy Thornley, STC514 Dr Nancy Holman, STC514. Availability
Compulsory for MSc Regional and Urban Planning. Optional on MSc City Design and Social Science, MSc Human Geography and Urban Studies (Research), LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in Urban Policy, MPA Programme (all streams), MSc Public Policy and Administration, MSc Public Policy and Administration (Research), LSE-PKU Double Degree in Public Administration and Government and MSc Social Policy (Research). Other postgraduate students may attend where regulations permit. Course content
The course will explore the impact of key social and political processes on the activity of urban and regional planning. These processes will be explored from the global, through national, to local scale focusing on the impact of globalisation on cities and urban planning. Key concepts covered in the course will include: the 'world city' debate; the governance of London and New York City; new institutionalism; community politics; and the effect of institutional structures on the nature and form of the planning system. These concepts are supported by an introduction to the development of planning practice (in the UK/US) and a review of key strands of planning theory.
Teaching
10 lectures and seven seminars in the MT. Formative coursework
Students will be required to sit a one hour mock exam in Week 5 of Lent Term. All students will prepare and present a topic in the seminar classes either singly or as part of a small group.
Indicative reading
Birch, E.L., (ed) (2009) The Urban & Regional Planning Reader, Routledge
Brenner, N. & Keil, R., 2005. The Global Cities Reader New Ed., Routledge.
Davies, D.J.S. & Imbroscio, D.D., 2008. Theories of Urban Politics Second Edition., SAGE Publications Ltd.
Friedmann, J., 2011. Insurgencies: Essays in Planning Theory, Routledge.
Hall, P., 2002. Urban and Regional Planning 4th ed., Routledge.
Healey, P. & Upton, R., 2010. Crossing Borders 1st ed., Routledge.
Hill, P.M., 2009. The Public Policy Process 5th ed., Longman.
Innes, J.E. & Booher, D.E., 2010. Planning with Complexity 1st ed., Routledge.
Newman, P. & Thornley, A., 2004. Planning World Cities: Globalization and Urban Politics, Palgrave Macmillan.
Assessment
Course work in the form of a 3,000-word essay (25%). A two-hour written examination in the ST (75%). ^
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