| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS | KEY DATES |
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| Part I: Why bother? First world / third world juxtapositions and symbioses | |||
| 1 | Globalization and cities |
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| 2 | Beyond globalization: Conceptualizing the "third world" vis-à-vis the "first world" |
Vidyarthi, Sanjeev. "Literature Review: Siting Appropriations." In Inappropriate Appropriations of Planning Idea: Informalizing the Formal and Localizing the Global. Ann Arbor, IN: University of Michigan, unpublished doctoral dissertation, 2008, pp. 16-51. | |
| 3 | Mixing it up: Multicultural cities in history | Briggs, Xavier de Souza. "Civilization in Color: The Multicultural City in Three Millennia." City and Community 3, no. 4 (2004): 311-342. | |
| 4 | The power of itinerant ideas in an interconnected world |
| Two page research proposal due |
| Part II: Compare why, what, and how? Theory, substance, and method of comparison | |||
| 5 | Comparison as a research methodology |
 Ragin, Charles. "The Distinctiveness of Comparative Social Science." In The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1989, pp. 1-18. ISBN: 9780520066182. [Preview in Google Books] | |
| 6 | Qualitative and quantitative comparative methods |
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| 7 | Application of mixed research methods |
Inam, Aseem. "Appendix: Research Methodology and Interview Questions." In Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crises in Megacities. New York, NY: Routledge, 2005, pp. 213-225. ISBN: 9780415951302. | |
| Part III: How can one ground first world / third world comparisons? Conceptual frameworks | |||
| 8 | Adopting a political-economy approach |
Smith, David. "Developing an International Political Economy Approach," and "The Logic of Historical-Structural Analysis." In Third World Cities in Global Perspective: The Political Economy of Uneven Urbanization. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, Inc., 1996, pp. 9-25 and 39-46. ISBN: 9780813329987. | |
| 9 | Connecting past to present |
King, Anthony. "World Cities, Colonial Cities: Connections and Comparisons." In Global Cities: Post-Imperialism and the Internationalization of London. London, UK: Routledge, 1991, pp. 33-52. ISBN: 9780415062411. | |
| 10 | Applying institutional analysis to urban crises |
Inam, Aseem. "Opportunity Strikes." Chapter 2 in Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crises in Megacities. New York, NY: Routledge, 2005, pp. 19-58. ISBN: 9780415951302. | |
| Part IV: How does one focus? Issues and illustrations | |||
| 11 | Creativity and the city |
Landry, Charles. "Creative Cities in the World (Part 1 only)." Chapter 7 in The Art of City Making. London, UK: Earthscan, 2006, pp. 335-385. ISBN: 9781844072460. | Five page outline and summary due |
| 12 | Cultural analysis |
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| 13 | Infrastructure and economy |
Graham, Stephen, and Simon Marvin. "Glocal Infrastructure and the Splintering of Urban Economics." In Splintering Urbanism: Networked Infrastructures, Technological Mobilities and the Urban Condition. London, UK: Routledge, 2001, pp. 304-377. ISBN: 9780415189651. [Preview in Google Books] | |
| 14 | Applying research questions to key urban challenges |
Inam, Aseem. "Planning for the Unplanned." Chapter 1 in Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crises in Megacities. New York, NY: Routledge, 2005, pp. 1-18. ISBN: 9780415951302. | |
| Part V: What is the scale of urban comparison? Establishing scope | |||
| 15 | Programs | Tinker, Irene. "Alleviating Poverty: Investing in Women's Work." Journal of the American Planning Association 66, no. 3 (2000): 229-242. | |
| 16 | Projects |
Serageldin, Ismaïl. "The Architecture of Empowerment: A Survey." In The Architecture of Empowerment: People, Shelter and Livable Cities. London, UK: Academy Editions, 1997, pp. 8-29. ISBN: 9781854904935. | |
| 17 | Power structures |
Savitch, H. V. "Power Structures." In Post-Industrial Cities: Politics and Planning in New York, Paris, and London. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991, pp. 238-264. ISBN: 9780691023410. | |
| 18 | Ecological footprints |
Simmons, Craig. "Ecological Footprint Analysis: A Useful Method for Exploring the Interaction Between Lifestyles and the Built Environment." In Sustainable Urban Development Volume 2: The Environmental Assessment Methods. Edited by Mark Deakin, Gordon Mitchell, Peter Nijkamp and Ron Vreeker. London, UK: Routledge, 2007, pp. 223-235. ISBN: 9780415322164. | |
| Part VI: What to do, or what not to do? Learning by example: first world / third world city comparisons | |||
| 19 | Understanding cities comparatively |
Pacione, Michael. "Land Use in the City," and "Internal Structure of Third World Cities." Chapters 7 and 22 in Urban Geography: A Global Perspective. London, UK: Routledge, 2009, pp. 131-156 and pp. 447-460. ISBN: 9780415462020. [Preview in Google Books] | |
| 20 | Learning from the third world | Cervero, Robert. "Informal Transit: Learning from the Developing World." Access 18 (2001): 15-22. | |
| 21 | Informational technology and spatial structures | Sohn, Jungyul, Tschango Kim, and Geoffrey Hewings. "Information Technology and Urban Spatial Structure: A Comparative Analysis of Chicago and Seoul Regions." The Annals of Regional Science 37, no. 3 (2003): 447-462. | |
| 22 | Application of comparative case studies: Part 1 |
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| 23 | Application of comparative case studies: Part 2 |
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| 24 | 15 minute audio-visual student presentations | No readings
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| 25 | 15 minute audio-visual student presentations (cont.) | No readings
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| Part VII: So what? Insights, transformations, practice, and policy (amongst others) | |||
| 26 | Research insights through explanation and theory |
Zuckerman, Alan. "Reformulating Explanatory Standards and Advancing Theory in Comparative Politics." In Comparative Politics: Rationality, Culture, and Structure. Edited by Mark Lichbach and Alan Zuckerman. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, 1997, pp. 277-310. ISBN: 9780521586689. [Preview in Google Books] | |
| 27 | Transformed worldviews |
Nasr, Joe, and Mercedes Volait. "Introduction: Transporting Planning." In Urbanism: Exported or Imported? Native Aspirations and Foreign Plans. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Academy, 2003, pp. xi-xxxvii. ISBN: 9780470851609. | |
| 28 | Cross-cultural practice |
Bull, Catherin, Darko Radovic, and Claire Parin. "Conclusion: Urban Design for a Cross-Cultural Future." In Cross-Cultural Urban Design: Global or Local Practice? Edited by Catherin Bull, Davisi Boontharm, Claire Parin, Darko Radovic and Guy Tapie. London, UK: Routledge, 2008, pp. 208-233. ISBN: 9780415432795. | |
| 29 | Application: Institutional and policy design |
Inam, Aseem. "Routines, Comparisons, and Future Directions." Chapter 6 in Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crises in Megacities. New York, NY: Routledge, 2005, pp. 137-190. ISBN: 9780415951302. | 25 page final paper due at end of semester |