American Planning Seminars
Mondays, 12:00-2:00PM, Room 7-338 (Stella Room)
september| 17
Introduction on American Planning
--Ralph Gakenheimer, Ezren Glen, and Bish Sanyal
september | 24
Mega Projects in America: Local, State and Federal Interaction
--David Luberoff, visiting lecturer in sociology at Harvard and senior project advisor to the Boston Area Research Initiative
October | 01
Urban Revitalization and Redevelopment
--George Proakis, Drector of Planning, Somerville MA
--Andrew Grace, Urban Designer, Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA)
november|19
Planning Process, Politics and Finance of Housing in Boston
–Louise Elving, Principla, Vivaconsulting, formerly with the Community Builders
–Noah Maslan, Director of Real Estate, the Urban Edge
november| 26
Communities Reinventing Themselves
–Jay Ash, City Manager, City of Chelsea, MA
–Lisa Wong, Mayor, City of Fitchburg
december | 03
Land Use Regulation and Property Rights
--Edith Netter, Edith Netter and Associates
–Gregor I. McGregor, Greg McGregor and Associates
Special Seminars
October | 19
RCC/MIT Seminar
October | 29
Negotiation Workshop - Part 1: Consensus Building in the Public Sector
--Lawrence Susskind, MIT Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning
November | 05
Negotiation Workshop - Part 2: Multi-Party Negotiation
--Lawrence Susskind, MIT Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning
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