Bachelor’sCertificateDegreePrograminUrban-RegionalPlanningandUrbanDesign.PimaCollege;TucsonAZ

CONAHECCarlosGraizbord

INTERRELATIONSHIPSOFDISCIPLINES.SOCIALSCIENCES.INTEGRATEDPLANNING. ENGINEERING.ENVIRONMENTALPLANNING

SOCIALSCIENCES PLANNINGANDDESIGN NATURALSCIENCESANDENGINEERING

• Economics• Ecologicaleconomics• Geography• Sociology• Demography• Anthropology

REGIONALPLANNING(SPATIALECONOMICS)

• Regionalstructure• Interregionaltrade• Locationandmarketareaanalyses

• Naturalresourceeconomics• Geography• Environmentallaw

REGIONALLANDUSEPLANNING

• Environmentalregionallanduseplanning(IanMcHarg)

• Landscapearchitecture• Civilengineering• Hidraulicengineering• Engineering• Transportationplanning• Biology• Geology• Oceanology• Ecology

• Demography• Urbansociology• Urbaneconomics• Urbanlaw• Anthropology• Socialpsychology• Urbangeography• Publicadministration• Businessadministration

URBANLANDUSE-ENVIRONMENTAL-TRANSPORTATIONPLANNING

Chapin,Steinitzetc.

• Landscapearchitecture• Civilengineering• Engineering• Transportationplanning• Trafficengineering• Biology• Geology• Oceanology• Ecology

• Urbansociology• Proxemics• Urbaneconomics• Urbanlaw• Socialpsychology• Urbangeography• Publicadministration

URBANDESIGN • Landscapearchitecture• Ecology• Civilengineering• Engineering• Transportationplanning• Trafficengineering

DESIGN

Architectural,Environmental,Industrial,Graphic

• Landscapearchitecture• Civilengineering• Engineering

PLANNINGINANORGANIZATION.DECISIONMAKING.PROCEDURETOGETRESULTS.

clientleadershipteam

processesstrategiesresults

THEBRITONHARRISMATRIXANDTHESYSTEMSAPPROACH

1)NormatiiveSystems

1)Positivesystems

1)Normativemethod

1)Positivemethod

SYSTEMSAPPROACH

INNOVATION

• Thesystem’sapproachallowstheinclusionofinnovationthroughnewparadigms.

• Objectivesincludeourworldviewsandvalues

PRODUCTS

•POLICIES•PROGRAMS•PLANS•PROJECTS

THECURRICULA

• GENERALCOURSES• PlanningTheory• SpatialEconomicsandUrbanEconomics. LocationTheory• BASICCOURSES• PhysicalregionallanduseplanningandGIS• Urbanlanduseplanning• UrbanandArchitecturaldesign• Sustainability• Governance,administration,regulation

THECURRICULA

•SPECIALIZEDCOURSES• Trans-borderPlanning• Transportationandinfrastructure• LandscapeArchitecture• Urbansociology

URBANPROBLEMS

• Urbansprawl hasthefollowingimpactson:• Theenvironment,deteriorationofnaturalresourcesandopenspaces,airandwaterpollution

• Costs,highlandcosts,infrastructurecostsforurbanservices• Traffic, planning,lowpublictransportationridership• LowerQualityoflife ofcitizens• Efficiency,thereisinefficiencywhencomparedtomorecompactcities

PROBLEMS.URBANPHYSICALCONFIGURATION• Inturnthephysicalconfigurationofcities isaffectedasfollows:• Therearenoclearphysicallimits.• Nosenseofplace,noclearvisualorientationorvariety, chaoticlandscape,poorurbandesign(plazas,avenues,landmarks,parks).Thebuildingsaresimilarinallmoderncitiesundertheinfluenceoftheinternationalarchitectureofthe20thcenturyaddingtothisvisualchaos.

• Socialnetworks ofcitizensareofteninterregionalorinternationalanddonotcorrespondtoprojectsthattrytocreatespacesforlocalsocialinteraction.

• Thehighmobilityofcarsandothermoderntransportationmodeshascreatedanenvironmentwithoutpedestrians.Moderntransportationmodeshavefragmentedthecity, leavingnospacesforpedestriansorbicycles.

• Theurbanenvironmentshouldbeappreciatedbypedestriansandatpresentitisnotdesignedtobeappreciatedwhenridingincarsorotherhighspeedvehicles.

• Manyresidualspaces arecreatedwithoutdesigntreatment.Megastructuresandbigparkingspacesarepredominantintheurbanenvironment.

• Irregularandillegalneighborhoods areacommonvisualelementinmanyunderdevelopedcities.

GOALS OFPLANNING

• TOIMPROVEtheplanningprocessandmethods inordertoreinforceorganizationsinourregiononbothsidesoftheborder.

• “Plansarenothing;planningiseverything.”• DwightD.Eisenhower• TOIMPLEMENTspecificprojectsthatbenefitcommunities.• “Byfarthegreatestandmostadmirableformofwisdomisthatneededtoplanandbeautifycitiesandhumancommunities.”

• ―Socrates• TOPROMOTECOLLABORATIONANDCREATEALLIANCES. Supportcollaborationamonginterestgroupscreatingalliancesonaprojectbyprojectbasis.

• “Thestrengthoftheteamiseachindividualmember.Thestrengthofeachmemberistheteam.”• PhilJackson• TOPLANFORTHEFUTURE• Asplannersanddesignerswemustplanforfuturegenerations,andrepresentfuturecitizens.

OBJECTIVESOFPLANNING

• AccordingtoStuartChapin,”UrbanLandUsePlanning”,themultipleobjectives ofphysicalplanningare:

• healthandsafety,• convenienceandfunctionality,• efficiencyandenergyconservation,• environmentalquality,• socialequity,• amenityandaesthetics.

OBJECTIVESURBANDESIGN

• Orientationandvariety,nomonotony• Welldefinedcontainedurbanspaces androutes• Pedestrianorientation• Identity,memorability• NaturalLandscapetreatment• Organizationofurbanspace with:

• Districtsandsub-districts• Plazas• Parksandopenspaces,nodes-transitions• Routes• Landmarks• Borders

• REVITALIZATIONINVOLVESLOCALECONOMICDEVELOPMEMT• Marketanalysisanidentificationoflocaleconomicactivities

• REVITALIZATIONALSOINVOLVESSAFETY,DEFENSIBLESPACES

SPATIALECONOMICS

SPATIALECONOMICS

REGIONALLAND-USEPLANNING

URBANLAND-USEPLANNINGANDURBANDESIGN

PLANNINGMETHODS

•Normative•RationalComprehensive• Incremental• Interactive•Visioning•Strategic

DESIGNMETHODS

• Idealism=Internalized • Empirical=Programming• Rational =Classicism

GENERALPLANNINGMETHOD

• Diagnostic orreportonexistingconditions.Inphysicallanduseplanningaterritorialanalysiswouldincludethecapability,suitabilityandattractivenessanalyses

• Populationandland-useprojections orpredictions,• Developobjectives,policies,programs,andevaluationcriteria• Developaplan• Developspecificprojects• Developscenarios oftheplansandprojects• ImpactAnalysis:Evaluateplan,projectandscenarios(impactanalysis)• NegotiationandIntegrationofplanprojectsandtheirscenariosanddefineaplan andprojects

• CreateaGISdatabase• ProposeCOMBINEDimplementationstrategies andgeneraldesignguidelinesfortheirplanasoneofseveralsectorialappendicesofaplan.(negotiation,administration,financial,regulatory,P.R,PUBLICWORKS,education

• Proposeurbandesignguidelines forasectorialproject.

RATIONALCOMPREHENSIVEMETHOD.IMPACTANALYSESOFSCENARIOS

INTERACTIVEMETHOD.GISOPERATIONALMODES

PROFILEGRADUATINGSTUDENT.URBANPLANNING• Understandplanningtheory (methodologicalandsubstantive),andthevariousplanningapproachesandmethodsavailabletofitdifferentpoliticalanddecisionsituations.

• Familiarizethemselveswithspatialeconomics.Familiarizeinregionaleconomicanalyses suchascomparativecostadvantagesforlocationofeconomicactivities.Understandtheconceptsofregionalstructure,andinterregionaltrade.Makemarketareaanalyses.

• Makeregionallanduseplans usingsustainabilityprinciples.

• Developthenecessaryterritorialanalyses forregionsandurbanareasapplyingvaluationsthatincludeenvironmental,landuse,landuseattributesandsocio-economicvariablesconsideringmonetaryandnon-monetaryvalues.

• Familiarizethemselveswithnaturalresourcemanagement conceptsfromNaturalResourceEconomics.

• Identifyallthedisciplinesinvolvedinphysicalplanning andtheirproductsincludingnaturalresourceeconomics,regionalandurbandesignandtheirinterdisciplinarylinkagestothenaturalsciences,socialsciences,andengineering.

• Understandthenormativeandpositivesystems analysesandmethods.

• Beabletodefinesystems forasustainabledevelopment,attheregionalandurbanlevel,aswellassectorialplans(water,trash,landuseandothers.)

PROFILE

• Useasystemicproactive approachtoplanning.• Learntoapplyvariousprinciplesandmethods suchas,normative,rationalcomprehensive,interactive,incremental,strategic,advocacy,thresholdanalysis,tobeappliedinvariousdecisionsituations.

• Understandbasicconceptsofurbaneconomics,urbanpoliticsandadministrationaswellasurbansociology.

• Beabletomakelanduseplansinurbanareas,themetropolitanarea,theurbanfringeandthesurroundingnaturalenvironment.Makediagnostics,projections,(demographics,economic,landuseandurbanservices),objectives,policies,programs,plansandprojects,impactanalysesaswellasallimplementationstrategies suchasadministrative,regulatory,publicworks,negotiation,education,P.R.,andevaluations.

PROFILE

• Developplansandscenarios consideringlandusesandinfrastructure,Analyzeimpactssuchaslanduse,costs,health,energyefficiency,aesthetics,environment.ApplygrowthmanagementtechniquesincludingtheuseofGIS.

• DevelopImpactanalysesandevaluations, ofnormativeandpositiveplansandscenarios(marketforces)aswellasoptimizationplans(basedonwater,infrastructureandothers.)

• Studentswillbeabletodevelopsectorialplans suchasthoserelatedtotransborderplanning,urbandesign,socialpolicyandinfrastructure.

• Familiarizethemwithtransportationplanning specificallywithtraveldemandmodels.• Understandurbanandregionalinfrastructure,toincludethisinoptimizationland-usescenariosforlanduseplans.

• Understandurbaneconomics,urbanpoliticsandurbansociology.Learnabouteconomictechniquesforestimatingurbaneconomicgrowth;acquirenotionsofurbanizationeconomies,thepoliticalandgovernancecontextofplanning,aswellasurbansocialchangetheories,astheyaffecturbanland-useplanninganddesign.

• Understandtransborderplanning tobeabletoparticipateinthisuniquelocalphenomenoninthefuture.

• Learnaboutallordinancesandproceduresrelatedtopermitprocessing

PROFILEURBANDESIGN

• learnaboutUrbanDesignHistoryandsubstantiveandmethodologicaltheory• beabletodourbancomplexdesigns,relatingtobasiccomponentssuchasbuildingmassesandarchitecturalandpublicspaces.

• beabletodesignrevitalization,rehabilitation,renovationprojects• beabletodesignsuburbanrenovationprojects• beabletodesignforblightedareas,lowincomehousing,otherurbancomplexes• beabletodevelopprojectsinthetrans-borderandinternational-globalcontext• beabletointegratearchitecturaldesignwiththepublicspace• beabletouseseveraldesignmethodsandapproaches.• Learnaboutallordinancesandproceduresrelatedtopermitprocessing.