Taught from an interdisciplinary point of view, this course can be a valuable educational supplement for students majoring in any discipline. The aim of the course is to illustrate that the urban phenomenon cannot be understood from the viewpoint of a single academic tradition. The emphasis of the course is on how each of the diverse academic traditions attempts to understand and elucidate urban problems and prospects. Describes the gathering, interpreting, and presenting of urban and environmental information. This course is structured to familiarize students with the historic social, cultural, economic and political forces which shaped the contemporary city in the Western tradition, and with the factors which influenced the development of the professional practice of city planning.
Special emphasis is placed on the design dimensions of the built environment.
Studies the city as a center of economic and political relations with those of the city as the representation of social change. This course is offered in the fall semester for final year students. This large group seminar course covers issues and topics central to the field of environmental design.