Courses
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Methods of Urban Planning
This companion course to the first-term Core Urban Planning Studio introduces students to selected methods used by urban planners in understanding, analyzing, and influencing the…
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Proseminar – Defining Urban Design
A seminar required for first year students in the MAUD and MLAUD programs, and open to others only by special permission of the instructor. The…
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Urbanization in the East Asian Region
The purpose of this course is to provide an overall account of the urbanization in selected cities within the rapidly developing Pacific Asian region; to…
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Urban Politics and Planning
The course views cities and urban regions as political constructs. Its purpose is to help students think strategically about major urban problems and controversies, particularly…
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Markets and Market Failure
Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, Joseph Kalt
The first half of the course covers skills for predicting market behavior, including supply and demand and the behavior of firms and consumers. The second…
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Real Estate Finance and Development
This course employs a case method study of private sector real estate, with quantitative and financial emphasis. Analysis and class discussion of case studies introduce…
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Planning and Environmental Law
This course examines the key substantive legal issues that affect the use, preservation, and development of land in the United States, and the principles and…
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Policy Making in Urban Settings
An introduction to policymaking in American cities, focusing on economic, demographic, institutional, and political settings. It examines economic development and job growth in the context…
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Transportation Planning and Development
Access and mobility are essential elements of an urban plan. Through lectures, discussions, case studies, and exercises, this course examines the issues and analytical framework…
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Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in Urban Planning and Design
This course introduces students to the practice of negotiation and mediation in the context of urban planning and development. Learning from general theories of negotiation…