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4.00 Credits
Readings and discussion focusing on the basic processes of urban planning, from the creation of master plans to narrower planning topics including zoning boards, planning to alleviate housing shortages, use of property tax incentives, recent smart growth initiatives, and historic preservation rules. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and departmental approval. Enrollment limited to 16 students. Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Examination of cities in developing countries, with a focus on environment, employment, and housing. Four cases will be studied: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Johannesburg, South Africa; Bombay, India; and Shanghai, China. We will consider urbanization patterns and the attendant issues, the impact of global economic trends, and governmental and non-governmental responses. - S. Gladstone Prerequisites: Departmental permission required. Enrollment limited to 16 students. General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Study of streets, parks, benches, plazas, mass transit, and retail centers, to develop a critical assessment of the social production, planning, regulation, and uses of public space. - G. Smithsimon Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 16 students, by application to the department. Must attend first class meeting, when instructor will finalize enrollment. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Half of the US, including 30 percent of African Americans, live in the suburbs. This seminar will consider the suburbs as diverse sites of race, class, and gender conflicts, with particular attention to the experiences of African American middle class suburbanites, as well as Asian and Latino immigrants, and the recent growth of suburban poverty. How are class-and race-based conflicts reshaped by the suburban landscape How are ethnic cultural identities reformed by the suburban experience - G. Smithsimon Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the main concepts and processes associated with the creation of new social enterprises, policies, programs, and organizations; criteria for assessing business ventures sponsored by non-profits and socially responsible initiatives undertaken by corporations; specific case studies using New York City as a laboratory. - T. Kamber Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to sixteen students, by application to the department. Must attend first class meeting, when instructor will finalize enrollment. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 4 points
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3.00 Credits
Emphasizes the study of the built environment of cities and suburbs, and the related debates. Readings, class presentations, and written work culminate in major individual projects, under the supervision of faculty trained in architecture, urban design, or urban planning. - D. Smiley Prerequisites: Senior standing. Admission by application only. Year-long course; participation is for two consecutive terms. No new students admitted for spring. 8 points (year-long course, 4 points per term)
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3.00 Credits
Using New York City as a research laboratory, under the guidance of the faculty coordinator, students clarify basic theoretical issues related to their chosen research problem; find ways of making a series of empirical questions operational; collect evidence to test hypotheses; analyze the data using a variety of social science techniques; and produce reports of basic findings. - TBA Prerequisites: Senior standing. Admission by application only. Year-long course; participation is for two consecutive terms. No new students admitted for spring. 8 points (year-long course, 4 points per term)
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3.00 Credits
A year-long research seminar for students who wish to conduct a senior thesis project that focuses on cities outside of the United States. Topics relating to the rapid urbanization of Latin America, Africa, and Asia are particularly welcome. Seminar meetings will include discussion of relevant readings, as well as occasional class presentations and peer-editing assignments. - S. Gladstone Prerequisites: Senior standing. Admission by application only. Year-long course; participation is for two consecutive terms. No new students admitted for spring. 8 points (year-long course, 4 points per term)
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4.00 Credits
Through a combination of community-based internship, directed reflection, and theoretical readings, students explore the complexities of civic engagement. Issues include: community empowerment; public policy at the grassroots; the relationship between funding and social change; communication and coalition-building across differences of race, gender, class; and leadership development. - J. Rieder Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 18 students. Must attend first class meeting, when instructor will finalize enrollment. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 4 points
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3.00 Credits
Starting with the lives and experiences of women in the West, historical, comparative, and global perspectives are incorporated to introduce the commonalities and differences that mark women's lives. Also, investigates how gender intersects with such categories as race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, age, and religion - L. Ciolkowski & D. Valenze General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA). 3 points
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