printer friendly pageURBANST 100ASB: Pre-field Course for Urban Studies Alternative Spring Break
Limited to students participating in the Alternative Spring Break program. See
http://asb.stanford.edu for more information.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Edwards, M. (PI)
;
McLennan, S. (PI)
URBANST 110: Introduction to Urban Studies
The study of cities and urban civilization. History of urbanization and current issues such as suburbanization, racial discrimination, globalization, terrorism, and the environment. Public policies designed to address these issues.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI, GER:EC-AmerCul
Instructors:
Kahan, M. (PI)
;
Stout, F. (PI)
URBANST 111: Urban Politics (POLISCI 121, PUBLPOL 133)
The major actors, institutions, processes, and policies of sub-state government in the U.S., emphasizing city general-purpose governments through a comparative examination of historical and contemporary politics. Issues related to federalism, representation, voting, race, poverty, housing, and finances. Prerequisite:
POLISCI 2 or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Gale, D. (PI)
URBANST 112: The Urban Underclass (SOC 149, SOC 249)
(Graduate students register for 249.) Recent research and theory on the urban underclass, including evidence on the concentration of African Americans in urban ghettos, and the debate surrounding the causes of poverty in urban settings. Ethnic/racial conflict, residential segregation, and changes in the family structure of the urban poor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Rosenfeld, M. (PI)
URBANST 113: Introduction to Urban Design: Contemporary Urban Design in Theory and Practice
Comparative studies in neighborhood conservation, inner city regeneration, and growth policies for metropolitan regions. Lect-disc and research focusing on case studies from North America and abroad, team urban design projects. Two class workshops in San Francisco Sat Jan 15 and Jan 29.nTerms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) nInstructors: Gast, G.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-CE, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Gast, G. (PI)
URBANST 114: Cities in Comparative Perspective (ANTHRO 126)
Core course for Urban Studies majors. The city as interdisciplinary object. Discourses about cities such as the projects, practices, plans, representations, and sensibilities that combine to create what people know about urban spaces. Local, national, and transnational spatial scales. Conversations across regional boundaries; geographies of difference. Case studies.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Ebron, P. (PI)
;
Roque, A. (PI)
URBANST 115: Urban Sustainability: Long-Term Archaeological Perspectives (CLASSGEN 123, CLASSGEN 223)
Comparative and archaeological view of urban design and sustainability. How fast changing cities challenge human relationships with nature. Innovation and change, growth, industrial development, the consumption of goods and materials. Five millennia of city life including Near Eastern city states, Graeco-Roman antiquity, the Indus Valley, and the Americas.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Shanks, M. (PI)
URBANST 123: Approaching Research and the Community
Comparative perspective on research with communities and basic overview of research methodologies, with an emphasis on the principles and practices of doing community-based research as a collaborative enterprise between academic researchers and community members. How academic scholarship can be made useful to communities. How service experiences and interests can be used to develop research questions in collaboration with communities and serve as a starting point for developing senior theses or other independent research projects.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 2
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Visconti, V. (PI)
URBANST 126: Spirituality and Nonviolent Urban and Social Transformation (RELIGST 162)
A life of engagement in social transformation is often built on a foundation of spiritual and religious commitments. Case studies of nonviolent social change agents including Rosa Parks in the civil rights movement, César Chávez in the labor movement, and WIlliam Sloane Coffin in the peace movement; the religious and spiritual underpinnings of their commitments. Theory and principles of nonviolence. Films and readings. Service learning component includes placements in organizations engaged in social transformation. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center).
Last offered: Winter 2010
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
URBANST 128: Community Mapping Practicum
Students will use mapping techniques to explore community planning and policy issues in Redwood City. Focusing on building other skills including teamwork, writing, and oral communication. GIS is not a prerequisite.
Last offered: Spring 2010
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