URBS 290 - Metropolitan Nature

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Nairn. Metropolitan nature explores the relationship between the natural and the built world through the production of urban landscapes. We will critically examine their evolution and the dichotomy between the natural processes on which our cities depend and the urban spaces we have constructed. Through readings, discussions and field trips, the course will explore urban ecology and the political, social, and cultural forces behind the development of our watersheds and water supplies, the metropolitan forest and ideas of constructed nature such as Central Park, our food supply and urban agriculture, and environmental justice and democracy.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

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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