ENVR 4357 Urban Sustainability
What are the challenges and constraints faced by scientists and city leaders in embracing sustainability in the urban milieu? How can the diverse elements of the urban mosaic fit together to make our cities more resilient? In this course we explore the strategies used by governments and a diversity of stakeholders to develop and implement urban sustainability. Themes discussed include urban agriculture, distributed energy, green space and biodiversity, sanitation and pollution prevention, building design, public transportation, and urban politics and sociology. The objective is to familiarize students with the issues encompassed by urban sustainability and the process through which it is implemented.
Offered
As scheduled