Description
This course will introduce students to the institutions and practices of urban spaces ( e.g. planning/zoning, governance structures, and policymaking) and to the political, social, economic, and environmental consequences associated with various urban models, i.e. suburbs, garden cities, modernist and new urbanist developments. Attention will also be given to the way urban design affects race, class, and gender relationships. Prereq: A 200-level political science course is recommended.