Apr 20, 2024  
University Catalog 2021-2022 
    
University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

URS-5260: Science for Urban Sustainability

The quality and equality of life in cities affects not only cities themselves but also shapes the circumstances in rural and less-populated areas. Even more than other ecosystems, urban landscapes have suffered from a lack of comprehensive understanding and integrated planning, which has resulted in environmental degradation and unhealthy conditions for humans and other species. Urban sustainability is necessarily interdisciplinary and thus requires a conceptual framework that moves beyond the historic city-nature dichotomy, wherein cities are perceived to be the antithesis of nature and that understands ecological processes and natural resources as the material foundation of urban places and everyday life. This course provides a robust understanding of this framework and how it can be applied to research, analysis, and the creation of proposals for action.
Min. Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Semester credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
Method(s): Classroom,Online (asynchronous)
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Environmental Studies and Sustainability



Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)