Katrina Practicum OpenCourseWare: A Free MIT Graduate Study Course on Policy Planning
Learn how to help local institutions and people in shaping public policy and redevelopment in New Orleans. 'Katrina Practicum,' an OpenCourseWare offered by MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning in 2006, records a class in which MIT students helped rebuild the housing, workforce and environmental sectors of heavily damaged communities. In-depth background readings on New Orleans and its history could support discussion of this exercise in city planning.
Katrina Practicum: Course Specifics
| Degree Level | Free | Audio | Video | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Lectures/Notes | Study Materials | Tests/Quizzes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | No |
Katrina Practicum: Course Description
After Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast strove to determine the most appropriate way to redevelop and rebuild the communities that were affected. In a 2006 graduate course from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT, students participated in work groups designed to help local institutions and people shape policy and guide the most essential redevelopment practices in New Orleans. This OpenCourseWare about their experience focuses on housing, the environment and the workforce as vital issues in helping New Orleans neighborhoods rebuild. The MIT students contacted community representatives and researched New Orleans' history and culture to define the problems of communities affected by Katrina. They planned for and began to produce solutions for the most prevalent problems, led by Professors JoAnn Carmin, J. Phillip Thompson and Ceasar McDowell.
This OpenCourseWare provides lecture notes, a reading list, assignment descriptions and an image gallery online for free. If you are interested in studying the rebuilding process for neighborhoods affected by Hurricane Katrina, visit the Katrina redevelopment planning course page.
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