Urban Foundation Course

  • NINT 5191 - Urban Foundation Course (Fall 2008)

Section A/CRN 5899
Margarita Gutman
Thursday 6.00pm - 7.50pm

This course introduces the multiple dimensions and theoretical perspectives involved in understanding cities and the process of urbanization.  It will demonstrate how the intersection and integration of multiple perspectives is needed to understand how urban processes operate.  The course will introduce urban demography, economy and institutions, infrastructure, architecture and visual representation, physical space, social relations, and culture.  Students will undertake individual and group assignments in a dynamic seminar format in which these perspectives will be illustrated through a sample of cities from different regions of the world.

This course is the foundation class for the Cities and Urbanization concentration.

Concentration:Cities and Urbanization