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Urban Studies
Spring 2013
URB 310: Urbanization (3 crs.)
Processes and outcomes of urbanization. Origin and
growth of cities; urban systems, urban development
and morphology, neighborhood change, segregation,
public policy, and urban problems. Emphasis on advanced
capitalist countries.
M,W 2-3:1 5, Swan 305 (Feldman)
CPL 410: Fundamentals
of Community Planning Practice (3 crs.)
Survey of the planning profession and its different
functional areas: land use, environment, urban design,
transportation, housing, economic development, and
growth management. (Lec. 3) Pre: junior, senior, or graduate standing,
or permission of instructor.
T,R 1 1 -1 2:1 5, Rodman 207 (Atash)
CPL 450: Urban Design (3 crs.)
Concepts of contemporary urban landscapes, ranging
from entire cities to specific building sites. Includes
private development, public spaces, transportation
systems, aesthetics, and sprawl. Emphasis on urban design processes
and standards. Pre: junior, senior, or graduate standing,
or permission of instructor.
W 1 0-1 2:45, Rodman 209
(Atash)
PSY 478: Applications of Psychology: Community Psychology
Applied to Urban Health (3 crs.)
Community psychology concerns the relationship of individuals
with community systems and emphasizes the importance
of understanding phenomena from multiple levels of
analysis. Students will be exposted to theories and
concepts central to community psychology applied specifically
to issues of urban health. Theoretical models, intervention
strategies and evaluation research at higher ecological
levels (e.g., organizational and community levels)
will be covered. Interventions discussed and illustrated
will include population-based prevention, health promotion,
and public health strategies.
T 9-1 1 :45, Prov (Shepard)
438 (Florin)
URB 494: Topics in Urban Studies: The Crisis & The City
(3 crs.)
Roles of cities in the ongoing financial crisis and
the impact of the crisis on cities. Specific topics
include: historical background; banking and finance in
relation to the built environment and urban land; housing,
real estate, land values, and speculation; economic
fluctuations, especially business, transportation infrastructure,
and urban real estate cycles; racial and other residential
segregation; subprime lending; income inequality; globalization
and structural change in the world economy in relation
to the global urban system; changing roles of cities
in the global economy; public policies pertaining to
cities and the crisis; prospects for the future.
R 2-4:45, White 220
(Feldman)