URBS 220 - Current Topics in Urban Studies

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University of Pennsylvania

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Staff. This seminar will explore current topics in Urban Studies. The topic for spring 2009 is "Modern American Cities." This seminar examines the economic, demographic, and spatial transformations of American cities since World War II. Topics for analysis include the impact of deindustrialization and the emergence of an information-service economy, internal migration and immigration, ghetto creation, the origin and history of suburbs, and levers of change - politics, policy, social movements, and social reform. Assignments include reading approximately one book perweek, short commentary papers, discussion leadership, and a final essay.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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