LSE 5000 words Urban Policy & Planning

Order Description
Each essay should contain a 1.500 word Executive Summary that covers the following areas:
• Area description – including map and demographics
• Brief analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
• Specific problem explored by the report
• Suggested interventions
The rest of the 3.500 words should be dedicated to an in-depth analysis of the problems and interventions raised in the executive summary. Candidates may wish to explore the problems presented through any of the themes discussed in class including but not limited to: 1 Urban regeneration 2 Localism and community empowerment 3 Urban Spectacles 4 Urban InformalityThis course provides a synthesised approach to the analysis of urban policy-making and plan formulation. Here you will have the opportunity to put your knowledge of urban and social theory to work in a practice-based project. The emphasis will be to apply the theory you have learned thus far to interpret a piece of planning policy in a London neighbourhood as part of a ‘team of planning professionals’. The lectures will serve as an aide to understanding the specifics of London planning policy and will also offer you insights into the debates and difficulties surrounding balancing the needs of the economy, the environment and society in urban policy.