Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning

3 - 5 credits · Undergraduate credit

This course invites students to explore three organizing questions: Who shapes the urban environment? How? What are the implications? With special attention to the challenges of equity and sustainability, the class introduces the key concerns of the urban planning profession-transportation, land use, housing, economic development, infrastructure, etc.-to better understand a wide array of built environments. Lectures and readings introduce students to a set of central concepts and issues; in discussion sections and homework assignments, students analyze and apply those concepts.