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Beyond
the Freeway: City Planning
Module designed by Mary Ann Shrum Columbus
Public Schools, Columbus, Ohio
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This module centers on creating an understanding
and appreciation for the complex set of structures and systems
that make up our modern urban environment. Students visit
important local city planning centers as well as emergency
management centers. As part of the project students create
their own village complete with the entire necessary infrastructure
to make it succeed in the face of crisis situations.
Instructional Supplies and Materials:
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Relevant Federal, State, and Local safety and emergency
management brochures
- Standard
art supplies for construction of village
- Region
specific city planning materials (i.e. flood, earthquake,
hurricane, blizzard, tornado)
Major Partners: (any of the following)
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Local utility representative
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Local Emergency Management representative
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Representative from city planning authority
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Local Fire and Rescue
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First Link of Columbus
Challenges Encountered:
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In the initial implementation, students were given more
freedom them usual. This freedom, however, presented as
a challenge. The instructor recommends that specific requirements
should be a part of the assignment.
Curriculum Integration:
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Art: Construction of student village
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Science: Weather, environmental issues, growing urban technology
uses
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Health: water supply and other health topics
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Vocational: engineering, city planning, fire and emergency
response
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Social Sciences: Population growth, urban sprawl, urban
diversity
Implementation
Steps:
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The students were assigned with the creation of a self-sustaining
village that included a school, churches, food sources,
indoor/outdoor recreation, hospital, water supply, employment
opportunities; all components that would allow a village
to be self-sustaining. Students understood that they were
custodians of their village.
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A field trip was organized to allow students to see first-hand
how actual city officials and organizations plan and prepare
for various events that effect the citizens of the city.
The original implementation of the module includes a field-trip
with stops at a dam, where a representative from the Division
of Water answered questions. Another stop was at the cities
Emergency Management Agency where students toured the Command
Center. A final stop was the Ohio Fire Academy.
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