Urban Studies
Individual Exercise: REACTION PAPER DUE Week 3 October 18, 2017 Page 1 of 1
Individual Exercise 1 – Individual Reaction Paper DUE Week 3, October 18, 2017 at the start of class A Reaction Paper is a BRIEF synopsis or analysis that answers the question(s) posed, supported by the reading materials. The purpose of a Reaction Paper is to develop analytical writing skills that are concise and to the point. You will not string together quotes from reading materials. You will express your ideas with a strong conclusion. In your own words you will answer 2 questions: “What is Urban Design? How does Urban Design contribute to the physical development of a city?” Your paper will be prepared on TWO (2), single sheets of 8-1/2”x11” paper using a 12 pt. font, double-spaced and a hard copy submitted on the due date. Type your name and date at the upper left corner of the page. Late papers will not be accepted. You are required to include one quote from each of the required readings (see READINGS below) Use one (1) quote from Madanipour and one (1) quote from Krieger to support your answers and point of view; your paper must have a total of two (2) quotes. Use footnotes to cite your quotes/source material and your footnotes are included in the TWO page limit.
Required Reading is On TritonEd.ucsd.edu website: 1. “Ambiguities of urban design”, Ali Madanipour, Chapter 2, pgs.
12-23. 2. “Where and How does Urban Design Happen?” Alex Krieger,
pgs. 113-130.
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