Urban Studies 975
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10:975:205Basic Statistical Methods for Urban Studies and Community Health (4) Descriptive and inferential statistics, data presentation and analysis, sampling methods, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation and linear regression, chi square. |
10:975:233Introduction to Urban Studies (3) Interdisciplinary perspectives on the study of cities; historical and contemporary urban processes and problems. |
10:975:303Urban Poverty in Developing Nations (3) Causes of and governmental responses to urban poverty in the third world. Economic, historical, and cultural factors. |
10:975:304Urban Poverty (3) Causes and consequences of urban poverty in the United States and alternative methods of eliminating it. Plight of the urban poor and governmental solutions for poverty. |
10:975:305U.S. Urban Policy (3) Introduction to the social, economic, and physical issues of urban communities. The historical emergence of the city, with focus on racial, intergovernmental, and environmental issues. |
10:975:306Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning (3) Overview of policy areas (e.g., land use, housing, transportation, neighborhood rehabilitation) in which planners operate, with emphasis on solutions. Historical analysis. |
10:975:310Introduction to Urban Housing (3) Major issues in urban housing and relevant historical, economic, and social factors. Political and bureaucratic dimensions of housing decision making. |
10:975:315Theory and Methods of Land-Use Planning (3) Review of modern land planning theories and techniques. Purpose and objectives of plans and planning. Data gathering and analysis techniques. The effect of modern technology on planning methods. |
10:975:316Urban Design and Site Planning (3) Impact of physical design on the quality of urban life. Focus on analytic processes for understanding basic elements of successful human environments. Extensive fieldwork. |
10:975:317Introduction to Urban Management and Public Administration (3) Contemporary urban management, focusing primarily on large American cities. Emphasis on different functional areas, such as welfare, police, housing, health, and transportation services, and on applied solutions. |
10:975:324Urban Social Movements (3) How social movements translate changing social values into political forces. Issues include peace, labor, human rights, environment, health, democracy, and women. |
10:975:330Urban Fiscal Policy (3) Urban public sector finances; their political context; economic principles of budgeting, taxation, service delivery, and management; urban-suburban financial relations. |
10:975:331Urban Social Policy (3) Introduction to the social, economic, and physical issues of urban communities. The historical emergence of the American city, with focus on racial, intergovernmental, and environmental issues. |
10:975:350Urban Substance Abuse (3) Explore the history, physical/psychological effects, current trends, and legal/social consequences of drugs. Discussion of prevention, intervention, and treatment approaches. Credit not given for both this course and 10:832:350. |
10:975:352Cybercities (3) Social and economic implications of new communications technologies for urban life. Includes consideration of ecommerce, online education, egovernment, and infrastructure needs. |
10:975:393Internship in Urban Studies (3 Work experience in government or private sector firm. Opportunities to apply and test theoretical concepts, and exposure to problems and realities faced by professionals in the field. Prerequisites: Completion of a minimum of three courses within the student`s area of concentration; permission of department. Open only to urban studies majors. Nonpaid experience only. |
10:975:395Research Methods (2) Research concepts and skills applied to urban studies. Includes development of original and online data sources, coding, appropriate selection of statistical methods for analysis, and professional presentation of results. Corequisite: 10:975:396. Open only to Bloustein School students. |
10:975:396Research Methods Laboratory (2) The computing component of urban studies research in a Windows environment. Includes data entry, analysis, and presentation of data using Excel, SPSS, and presentation software. Corequisite 10:975:395. Open only to Bloustein School students. |
10:975:413Urban Revitalization (3) Causes of urban decline and subsequent renewal efforts. Emphasis on contemporary programs to stimulate revitalization. Neighborhood renovation, gentrification, historic preservation, economic development, and benefits of urban redevelopment. |
10:975:417Introduction to Population Tools and Policy (3) Basic demographic concepts, methods, and their application. Population growth, mortality, fertility, migration, and marriage patterns. Special topics include AIDS, world population growth, teen pregnancy. Credit not given for both this course and 10:832:417. |
10:975:420Computers in Planning and Management (3) Computer concepts and methods applicable to urban studies and management, including database management, introduction to GIS, and graphics. |
10:975:421Community Development (3) Analysis of neighborhood-based community development efforts to address housing, economic and social issues affecting low-income communities, and resources for community building. |
10:975:434Municipal Implementation of Planning Programs (3) Legal limitations on the power of local governments to deal with urban problems. Intergovernmental relations and the powers to tax, spend, lend, and borrow. The relation of local governments with the federal government. |
10:975:435Administrative Issues in Environment and Land-Use Planning (3) Zoning subdivision, housing, eminent domain, and comparative land-use systems covered. |
10:975:440Introduction to Real Estate (3) Overview of real estate in the marketplace, the organization and services of the real estate industry, and the tools of real estate practitioners. |
10:975:444American Environmental History (3) Exploring the diverse connections between America`s national development and its land environment; this is essentially a course in ecological history. |
10:975:454Planning Administration (3) Planning and administration of urban renewal, public housing, and middle-income housing programs, including the landlord- tenant relationship, housing-code enforcement, and techniques of conservation and rehabilitation of urban housing. |
10:975:456Housing and Health Care (3) The intersection of U.S. health and public housing policies, including such topics as falls, fires, safety, and the needs of special populations. Credit not given for both this course and 10:832:456. |
10:975:460The Urban Economy (3) Examination of the basics of the urban economy and the major influences on the economic development of cities. Class focuses on the economic evolution of cities, spatial patterns of economic activity within cities, economic base theory, industrial location theory, and current urban economic issues and trends. |
10:975:462Human Rights, Health, and Violence (3) Covers human rights law-its uses in wartime and theoretical reframing of women`s rights, and in applications to health and health care. Open to seniors only. |
10:975:463,464Bloustein Research (BA,BA) Advanced undergraduates participate as research assistants in an ongoing research project at one of the centers or institutes in the Bloustein School. Supervised by principal investigator of project from whom permission to register must be obtained. |
10:975:473Urban Transportation Policy (3) Major policy issues in urban transportation. Historical development and current characteristics of the urban transportation systems. Problems and alternative solutions analyzed in the context of political and institutional constraints. |
10:975:474Tourism Planning (3) Analysis of largest industry by value globally. Rise of mass tourism, marketing tourism destinations. Economic, environmental, social, and political impacts of tourism nationally and internationally. |
10:975:475World Cities (3) Survey of selected number of the world`s largest cities; their origin, development, structure, problems, and future. |
10:975:477Immigration, Urban Policy, and Public Health (3) Facts and controversies surrounding immigration. Legislative history, urban and public health impacts, racial implications. Open to seniors only. |
10:975:478History of Planning Thought (3) Major ideas in city and regional planning since the early 19th century. Origin, growth, and impact of these ideas on the evolution of planning and urban development in the context of broader intellectual, social, and technological changes. |
10:975:481Housing and Economic Development (3) Quantitative approaches to the analysis of housing and employment. Emphasis on informational sources and analytical techniques employed by planners. Cost-revenue, fiscal impact, demographic, rate of return, and mortgage analysis; general employment evaluation approaches. |
10:975:482Social Aspects of Environmental Design (3) Examination of environmental shifts, whether growth or decline, and implications for land-use planning. Focus primarily on contemporary American cases. |
10:975:483Protecting Community Health (3) Exploring the role of public health compared to economic feasibility, politics, and other factors in neighborhood revitalization. |
10:975:485Gender and International Development Planning (3) Competing theories of development and feminist critiques of current theory and practice; the sexual division of labor, ecofeminism, human rights of women, and population and women`s health. Open to seniors only. |
10:975:490,491Independent Study in Urban Studies (BA,BA) An independent study on a topic selected by the student in consultation with a faculty supervisor. Prerequisites: 10:975:232 and approval of a faculty supervisor. |
10:975:493,494Senior Seminar in Urban Studies (3,3) Assimilation and integration of past learning and experience. Multidisciplinary discussion and reading on key concepts of urban studies. Preparation of senior thesis. Open only to senior urban studies majors. Prerequisites: 10:975:233 or equivalent, 393, and at least three other courses in the department. |
10:975:498,499Special Topics in Urban Studies (3,3) |
