Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 11.957 (January (IAP) 2007) 
• Course Title:
• Frameworks of Urban Governance 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Urban Studies and Planning 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Ms. Deborah Kobes 
• Course Introduction:
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  11.957 Frameworks of Urban Governance
  
  
  
  

  January (IAP) 2007

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a brief reading list and descriptions of the lectures.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  Urban governance comprises the various forces, institutions, and movements that guide economic and physical development, the distribution of resources, social interactions, and other aspects of daily life in urban areas. This course examines governance from legal, political, social, and economic perspectives. In addition, we will discuss how these structures constrain collective decision making about particular urban issues (immigration, education…). Assignments will be nightly readings and a short paper relating an urban issue to the frameworks outlined in the class.