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URSP 313: Urban Research and Field Methods
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: STAT 210. Introduces students to a variety of field and research techniques used to gather and analyze information to study urban and regional issues. Key topics include designing a research project, developing and implementing surveys, conducting focus groups and observation, analyzing data statistically, interpreting and reporting results, and utilizing secondary information.
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URSP 315: The Evolution of American Cities
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. A general survey of how cities developed in the United States and the factors that contributed to the process of urbanization. Emphasis is placed on the public attitudes and values that have dominated particular periods of history and how these values affected the efforts to urbanize. The American city is examined as a vital force in the economic, social and political development of modern America, as the major location for conflict between people of all persuasions, and as the home of much of what is meant by American "civilization."
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URSP 316: Urban Life in Modern America
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Restricted to nonmajors. Examines how a modern city functions, the public services rendered within the city and the impact of public policy on the city. The city is treated as a system consisting of economic, social and political activities that influence and are influenced by the physical/demographic environment. Each activity is studied separately with the cause-effect relationships among the activities highlighted by an analysis of public service delivery and, more generally, urban public policy.
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URSP 320: Regional Planning and Sustainable Development
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: GEOG 102 or permission of instructor. Explores the factors, both historical and contemporary, that influence the socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of subnational regions. Key themes include the challenges posed by the intensification of economic and cultural globalization, the emergence of knowledge-based economies and the growing influence of transnational corporations. Also explored, partly through case studies, are the impacts of policy and planning interventions on regional socioeconomic and environmental well-being.
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URSP 321: Urban Economics
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ECON 210 or ECON 203, and junior standing. An introduction to urban economics, with an emphasis on the economics of agglomeration and the role of externalities in the urban economy. Economic analysis of the provision of urban public services and urban public financing, especially in politically fragmented areas.
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URSP 322: Urban Finance
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: URSP 306. Treats the local government from a practical management perspective as an organization in a political-economic environment. The nature of city expenditures and sources of revenues are explored. Budgeting and taxing decision-making processes are explored in depth. Economic impacts of these decisions on citizens are analyzed and implications for practice drawn.
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URSP 332: Environmental Management
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: GEOG 204 or permission of instructor. An interdisciplinary review of domestic and international environmental problems and their underlying causes, current management frameworks, alternative management approaches and strategies, and barriers to their implementation. Other topics include: environmental history and economics, population growth, natural resources use, biodiversity, pollution.
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URSP 340: World Cities Outside of North America
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Examines the role of cities in the development of a variety of geographical regions outside of North America. Consists of a broad overview of the historical evolution of cities, their internal structure and relation to the world system and urban problems.
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URSP 350: Great Cities of the World
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. May be repeated under different topics for a total of 6 credits. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. An interdisciplinary course with a focus on the origin, expansion and significance of one or more cities, the specifics of its/their culture and the role of language. Particular emphasis will be placed on relating the physical, social and economic aspects of the city's growth and development to the cultural expression of urbanism.
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URSP 360: Community and Regional Analysis and GIS
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Introduces students to the core functions and applications of geographic information systems. Trains students in the management, modeling, analysis and visualization of urban and regional georeferenced data. The GIS techniques covered include the classification and symbolization of geographic features, data querying, table and spatial joining, spatial selection, projections, creation and editing of spatial features, geocoding, spatial analysis, and mapping.
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