Overview
Description
Origin and historical development of cities; world survey of cities today; city site, situation and functions with emphasis on American examples. Field trip.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Introductory geography course
- work in related field such as engineering, history, economics, political science, or sociology
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Introductory geography course or work in related field such as engineering, history, economics, political science, or sociology.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- discuss and compare among the concepts and ideas of city, urban, suburban, exurban and metropolitan.
- describe and analyze the development of multi-centered urbanization, and contrast this with conventional understandings of ‘sprawl.’
- analyze urban phenomena, through explorations in the field, and in textual and visual media.