UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING / 183
Sharon L. Kaufman, M.D., Lecturer in Planning.
Archie McNab , Dip. TP, Acting Associate Professor of Architecture / Urban Design.
Richard Oliver, M.Arch., Lecturer in Architecture/Urban Design.
Anthony Pascal , Ph.D., Lecturer in Planning.
A Man and His Environment.
206. Seminar : Research in Problem Solving.
Lecture, three hours. A survey of theories and
uethods for the study and modification of human
s_ vironm_ eats, exposing students to the work and
y of the school and early in their career,
g architecture and urban planning students
legetber in common study . Mr. Perloff
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours. Information
processing approach to higher mental functions
used in work on complex problems, especially
as encountered in planning and design. Research
methods and practicum , using computer-based techniques
and "think-aloud " protocols . Implications
for decision -making . Miss Kaufman
6111. Architectural Theory.
Lecture, three hours . Varying present -day and 207. Public Resource Allocation.
hiomical descriptive and normative frameworks for
the discussion of architecture and its relation to
other aspects of the environment . The effects of titeray,
y, art, and other forms of criticism on architec-
Wal theory. Epochs and styles , ideologies and social
servings for architecture. Mr. Kupper
Lecture, three hours. The relationship between
urban planning decisions and principles of resource
allocation with emphasis on the issue of private
versus public activity. Basis for public action theory
and methods for acquisition and allocation of public
resources. Numerous examples from education,
health , water, recreation , housing , and welfare pro-
m61B. Introduction to Planning Theory.
grams . Mr. McAllister , Mr. Hudson
(Same as Engineering M299 .) Lecture , three hours.
Types of planning and their interaction in system 208. Social Theory for Planning.
Vidance; case studies of nations] , regional and local Lecture, three hours . A basic review of literature
phoning; development of hypotheses for planning from different disciplines , e.g., economy , political
seaarch; the role of the planner as an agent of science , and history , and theories dealing with action
duage as conditioned by the cultural and institut- planning in a social context , as a means of underheal
environment. Mr. Friedmann , W. Hudson standing social theories for action planning.
Mr. Grigsby
62. Theory and Art of Advice.
209P. Research in Planning Theory . (1 to 2 courses)
(Formerly numbered 201) Lecture , three hours.
The relationship of expert to client systems under
conditions of transactive planning with attention to
htepersonal, transactive modes of planning. Scen-
Lecture, three hours . Research seminar on selected
etopics in planning theory. May be repeated for
Staff
mio writing, gaming , and analysis of transactive
phasing situations . Readings will relate observations
to underlying social and psychological theories.
Mr. Friedmann
1611-2038 . Decision -Making in Planning and
Design.
Lecture, three hours . Statistical decision theory
ad alternative design solutions for coping with difhrent
degrees of future uncertainty in planning;
rture of models for rational behavior in presence
cf ronaicts of interest ; individual and group decisionding
under uncertainty . The first quarter will
m eentrate on specific techniques , the second quar-
W on practical and theoretical aspects . Mr. Adelson
210. Seminar : Problems of the City. (% to 1
curse)
Lecture, three hours. Analysis of the role of the
planner in different problem settings of the metropolis
. Field visits , interviews , seminar discussions.
For beginning students, an analysis of several contrasting
planning situations in Los Angeles, to give
students first-hand experience with different modes
and facets of urban planning . Limited to urban planning
students . Mr. Kamnitzer
211. Urban-Regional Development Theory.
Lecture, three hours . Study of economic growth
in urban and regional systems , and the resulting
changes in spatial patterns . Special attention to
planning
ments .
problems associated with these develop-
Mr. Burns
IN. Integrative Forecasting.
Lecture, three hours . Introduction to social and
ledhaological forecasting , including the nature and
I mitations of forecasting , examination of the ideolo-
On and values in forecasting , review of techniques
of integrative forecasting , and the role of forecasting
h environmental planning , design and management.
Mr. Ehler
Q15. Seminar : Political and Administrative
Aspects of Planning.
(Same as Political Science M263 .) Lecture, three
hems. This seminar deals with the political con-
Mints on and support for effective planning. To be
eplored are the relations between planning perfor-
' Dees, on the one hand , and forms of government,
AlIribation of power , political culture, law and social
Meeture on the other . Mr. Friedmann
212. Seminar: Urbanization and National
Development.
(Formerly numbered 214.) Lecture , three hours.
Prerequisite : second year urban planning students.
An advanced research seminar for students enrolled
in the doctoral program . Emphasis on the comparative
study of urbanization processes and implications
for public policy . Mr. Friedmann
213. Seminar : Social Indicators and Reports for
Metropolitan Regions . (1 to 2 courses)
(Formerly numbered 232.) Lecture , three hours.
Prerequisite : second year students . Research sem-