http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:11 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:11 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=565923 If the world were a village of just 100 people, what would those people be like? This short video provides startling statistics on global demographics and development. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=674351 This interactive case consists in some basic facts about the continent, to a wide range of interactive data, videos and a small simulation. The general information is put into different categories, such as economy, governance, infrastructure, trade, NGOs, aid and development. In a third step students attempt to improve the economy of one country with the help of a simulator. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=298281 The repository developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization provides full text access to publications, articles and meeting documents produced by the FAO. There are journal articles in the following areas: public health, agriculture, diseases, natural resources, trade and marketing and more. For more information about FAO Corporate Document Repositories see:http://www.fao.org/documents/. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=298474 Search through projects, project documents, and analytical-and advisory work of the World Bank. An advance search feature is available. The database is also browseable by: Region, country/are, theme or sector. There are project profiles in the following areas: Agriculture and Rural Development, Development Operations and Activities, Economic Policy, Enviornment, Finance, Governance, Health, Nutrition, Population, Technology, Law, Resources and many more. For more information about Projects and Operations- World Bank see:http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/PROJECTS/0,,menuPK:115635~pagePK:64020917~piPK:64021009~theSitePK:40941,00.html. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=298377 Provide access to all publicly available World Bank operational documents (project documents, analytical and advisory work, and evaluations), formal and information research papers, and most World Bank publications. Includes over 15,000 full text documents. For more information about The World Bank see: http://www-wds.worldbank.org. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555758 This course examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can be designed and developed. Boston and other American cities are studied to see how physical, social, political and economic forces interact to shape and reshape cities over time. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555629 This course introduces undergraduate planning students to the role of the planner in researching issues in cities both in the United States and abroad. This course is a practical, hands-on workshop that challenges students to research, write and present their ideas on two different cities: A U.S. City (preferably somewhere close) and Copenhagen. Students will be equipped to: select and research a thesis topic, work professionally with faculty and other experts on the topic of their choice, and research, write and present. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555804 This course explores social, technological, political, economic, and cultural implications of "Big Plans" in the urban context. Local and international case studies (such as Boston's Central Artery and Curitiba, Brazil's bus transit system) are used to understand the process of making major changes to the city fabric. The efficacy of top-down and bottom-up planning and the applicability of planning strategies across cultural boundaries are considered. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=556032 Planning Economics (11.202) is a course that runs for the last one-third of a semester and covers economics topics of particular interest to city planning students: location theory, the interplay between externalities and zoning, international trade and globalization, and housing finance. Few incoming students have had prior exposure to these topics.The first two-thirds of the semester is given over to Microeconomics (11.203). It is designed for incoming city planning students with little or no economics background. Incoming students take a voluntary microeconomics test-out at the beginning of the semester. Those that pass the test-out are exempt from taking Microeconomics.To minimize disruption, Planning Economics is positioned as the last third of a semester long core course on Planning Institutions and Economics. All students are required to take this final segment of the semester, including students who have tested out of microeconomics. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555689 This class introduces first semester MCP students to the persistent themes and challenges facing planners. The goals of this class are: to excite students about their chosen profession; to offer a theoretical framework for thinking about the kinds of interventions that planners are expected to take; to introduce students to some of the most interesting and challenging theoretical debates in the planning field; and to press students to think about the best way of using their time to ensure their own personal professional development.