{"c_title":"[941.533A] Planning History","c_info":"3 credits | Lecture\/Seminar | Master | Dept. of Environmental Planning","c_summary":"This course explores the historical evolution of cities and city planning. Both Western and Eastern cities are examined from ancient to modern times. While the focus centers around the perspective of planning ideas, the understanding of the cultural and historical forces that shaped the structure and form of the great cities are emphasized. Also important is critical analyses of representative examples of city planning and its resultant urban manifestation in each times. Notable plans, planners and planning thoughts in Western and Eastern cultural traditions are the major subject of the course."}