11.S941 Responding to Displacement: Strategies, Methods, Tools, Outcomes Units: 2-0-7 (G) Fall 2015 Wednesdays: 5 to 7 pm. Room: 9-451 Instructor: Prof. Miloon Kothari () Description: The course will be based on the international human rights framework and will be guided by global standards that have emerged from the United Nations such as the Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development based Evictions and Displacement. The course will also explore how these standards have been utilized by social movements across the world and how planners can use these strategies to move towards a more ethically based planning profession. The course will explore, using a case study and practical application methods, different strategies and tools that are being employed around the world to respond to the growing phenomenon of displacement and evictions in the context of rapid development and urbanization. The class will use illustrations of impact assessment tools, mapping strategies, case law, policy responses and mobilisation methods being employed by independent institutions, the United Nations, civil society, academics from various disciplines and government bodies. The pedagogical purpose of the course is to offer both an intellectual and a practical, field based framework for understanding one of the world’s most pressing phenomena, which has a serious impact on many domains of planning including housing, infrastructure and industrialization and design, and to prepare students to use tools and methods for improving their capacity for planning that is more equitable and just. The course will include extensive field work in Boston in various neighborhoods, including Chinatown, that have historically experienced displacement. Students will work with community based organisations to create maps and eviction impact assessment No prerequisites are needed. If students have taken the Spring 2015 class: “Planning against Evictions and Displacement 11.S941” that will be of additional benefit. Grading: Weekly blog on the readings: 30% Field based exercises: 50% participation: 20% Weekly blog: More than a summary of the readings, the blog invites you to be analytical, and opinionated, critically engaging with the materials, but going beyond them to draw
11.S941 Responding to Displacement: Strategies, Methods, Tools, Outcomes Units: 2-0-7 (G) Fall 2015 Wednesdays: 5 to 7 pm. Room: 9-451 Instructor: Prof. Miloon Kothari () Description: The course will be based on the international human rights framework and will be guided by global standards that have emerged from the United Nations such as the Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development based Evictions and Displacement. The course will also explore how these standards have been utilized by social movements across the world and how planners can use these strategies to move towards a more ethically based planning profession. The course will explore, using a case study and practical application methods, different strategies and tools that are being employed around the world to respond to the growing phenomenon of displacement and evictions in the context of rapid development and urbanization. The class will use illustrations of impact assessment tools, mapping strategies, case law, policy responses and mobilisation methods being employed by independent institutions, the United Nations, civil society, academics from various disciplines and government bodies. The pedagogical purpose of the course is to offer both an intellectual and a practical, field based framework for understanding one of the world’s most pressing phenomena, which has a serious impact on many domains of planning including housing, infrastructure and industrialization and design, and to prepare students to use tools and methods for improving their capacity for planning that is more equitable and just. The course will include extensive field work in Boston in various neighborhoods, including Chinatown, that have historically experienced displacement. Students will work with community based organisations to create maps and eviction impact assessment No prerequisites are needed. If students have taken the Spring 2015 class: “Planning against Evictions and Displacement 11.S941” that will be of additional benefit. Grading: Weekly blog on the readings: 30% Field based exercises: 50% participation: 20% Weekly blog: More than a summary of the readings, the blog invites you to be analytical, and opinionated, critically engaging with the materials, but going beyond them to draw
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