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This tour will invite participants to engage with Boston's diverse communities and their ongoing efforts toward equitable urban development. By visiting Chinatown, Roxbury, and East Boston, you'll learn about the historical context of urban planning decisions and their impacts on these neighborhoods.
Join us to hear directly from long-standing community leaders about their visions for their neighborhoods, ongoing initiatives, and strategies for resisting displacement, preserving histories and narratives, and advancing just climate transitions. As you'll see, the tour will challenge prevailing urban development paradigms that often prioritize top-down planning and economic growth over community well-being.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze the historical and ongoing impacts of urban planning decisions on Boston's diverse communities, moving beyond simplistic narratives to understand nuanced perspectives.
- Examine community-led strategies for equitable development, climate adaptation, and resistance to displacement.
- Critically examine the role of architects and planners in perpetuating or challenging systemic inequities in urban development, particularly in areas experiencing rapid change.
- Explore frameworks for incorporating community leadership and equitable practices into architectural work, recognizing communities as sources of expertise in creating just, resilient cities.