City Planning from Ancient Times to Today

Name: City Planning from Ancient Times to Today
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Learn about the development of the city from ancient times to the cities of today.

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Created byJason Luger

Last updated 7/2020

English

What you'll learn

History and theory of city planning from ancient times to modern day.
Key developments, innovations and debates in city planning.
Analysis of the key challenges facing city planners in the future, as well as some potential solutions.

Course content

5 sections • 37 lectures • 5h 4m total length

Introduction3:25
Cities Emerge5:04
Greco-Roman Planning4:08
Pre-Industrial Cities (500 AD to 1780 AD)17:44
Anthropocene: The Modern City Emerges (1780 AD to 1848 AD)8:25
Trace how the anthropocene and industrial revolution transformed cities, spurring urban growth, innovation, reform, and new urban problems through factories, steam engines, canals, and railways.
Urban Revolution I: Planning as a Crucial Discipline (1848-1900)7:02
Urban Revolution II: Planning as a Crucial Discipline (1848-1900)4:45
Fin de siecle - Cities at the Cusp of the 20th Century2:24
Introduction to City Planning 1: Ancient Times to the Modern Age (7,500 BC to 19

Introduction4:08
After the War2:17
Toward the Future5:03
Toward the future shows how 1940s futurism and science fiction reshaped city planning, moving from past-focused Georgian ideals to visions like Asimov's Trantor and New Babylon.
Destruction and Rebuilding14:27
Mid-Century Innovations in Planning Thought16:03
The City of the Car and Air Conditioning14:13
Mid-Century Failures and Urban Decline4:54
Dawn of the Neoliberal Age3:11
Introduction to City Planning 3: Midcentury Modern (1940-1979)

Introduction5:39
Shift Happens: From Keynesian Planning to Neoliberalism11:13
New Directions in the Planning Discipline17:09
The Financial City, The Gentrified City, The New Economy, Part I16:59
The Financial City, The Gentrified City, The New Economy, Part II18:01
Against Sprawl: Transit-Oriented Planning, Green Planning, New Urbanism12:13
Adopt transit oriented planning, green urbanism, and New Urbanism to replace sprawl, create walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, and reduce carbon and health impacts.
Toward the Urban Future: Looking into the 21st Century and Beyond1:23
Introduction to City Planning 4: Planning in the Postmodern Age (1980-Today)

Introduction5:07
Smart Urbanism9:39
Examine how GIS, remote sensing, and real-time data drive smart urbanism, from greener infrastructure to real-time services, while weighing privacy and governance in Toronto's key side project.
A Changing Climate: What it Means for the Future City14:21
A Non-Western World: The Future City in the Global South14:12
Looking Upstream: Policy Fixes for the Future City7:38
Conclusion4:37
Conclude by exploring the city of tomorrow through the three futurist scenarios: Fortress World, market forces, and policy reform, highlighting potential paths for urban planning.
Introduction to City Planning 5: The City of Tomorrow

Requirements

Curiosity about the history and future of cities.

Description

This course surveys the history of urban planning and explores key movements, moments, and theories in city planning from ancient times to modern day. The track concludes with an analysis of the key challenges facing city planners in the future, as well as some potential solutions. Join course instructor Jason Luger, urban geographer and lecturer in City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, to learn about the evolution of urban planning and to pick up key lessons for improving the cities of tomorrow.

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People interested in cities
Urban planning students
Urbanists

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Introduction to City Planning 1: Ancient Times to the Modern Age (7,500 BC to 198 lectures • 53min

Introduction to City Planning 2: Modern Ideas of City Planning (1900-1939)8 lectures • 49min

Introduction to City Planning 3: Midcentury Modern (1940-1979)8 lectures • 1hr 4min

Introduction to City Planning 4: Planning in the Postmodern Age (1980-Today)7 lectures • 1hr 23min

Introduction to City Planning 5: The City of Tomorrow6 lectures • 56min

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