— Urban Systems & Sustainability

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Systems-level approach of how to evaluate and then modify sustainability of urban systems based on interaction with natural environments. Topics include: definition/metrics of urban sustainability; system analyses of urban systems; enabling technology, policies, legislation; measures and modification of ecological footprints. May be taught abroad. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE) or Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); Scientific Literacy (SL). ECI 123 — Urban Systems & Sustainability (4 units) Course Description: Systems-level approach of how to evaluate and then modify sustainability of urban systems based on interaction with natural environments. Topics include: definition/metrics of urban sustainability; system analyses of urban systems; enabling technology, policies, legislation; measures and modification of ecological footprints. Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering majors, and graduate students; Pass Two open to upper division students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE) or Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); Scientific Literacy (SL). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE) or Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); Scientific Literacy (SL). ECI 123 — Urban Systems & Sustainability (4 units) Course Description: Systems-level approach of how to evaluate and then modify sustainability of urban systems based on interaction with natural environments. Topics include: definition/metrics of urban sustainability; system analyses of urban systems; enabling technology, policies, legislation; measures and modification of ecological footprints. Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering majors, and graduate students; Pass Two open to upper division students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE) or Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); Scientific Literacy (SL). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026.