PLAN233 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Urban Design, Egalitarianism, Dialectic
31 Oct 2018
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Examines ways to tackle urban social problems through the lens of social planning. Identifies the relationship between physical and social planning. Social: this refers to dealing with society (people, populations and communities) Social planning is city-building that prioritizes people and their well-being both in the short and long- term. This includes quality of life, longevity, existence etc. Culture refers to the collective norms, values, beliefs, practices, artefacts of a society. The mass migration of people into the country (e. g. welcoming in refugees) The settling of people into the country forces the government to attain to their needs. These needs include: housing, access to food, health care, education, employment, transportation, Social connection, places of worship, places of recreation etc. Timeline: protecting resources (historically, managing space (early 20th century, promoting place (late 20th century, people first. Left-wing lawyers, ministers, politicians, architects, social worker. Post-great depression, improve quality of life for poor & slum dwellers.
