Courses
-
GIS and Representation for Planning
While urban planners use a variety of modes to communicate ideas, visual expression is one of the most compelling methods to describe the physical environment.
-
Urban Design Proseminar
Rahul Mehrotra, Eve Blau, Gareth Doherty
The proseminar is a forum for conversation on contemporary urban design. It is structured around three overlapping discussions: the formation of the discipline, critiques of…
-
Urban Politics and Planning
CLASS MEETINGS: T,TH 8:40-10:00am, Littauer 230. Also, four optional review sessions, on the following Fridays in the same time slot: September 10 and 24, October…
-
Markets and Market Failures
This course provides an introduction to how markets operate, the criteria for assessing their performance, and the circumstances under which they perform well or poorly.
-
Real Estate Finance and Development
This course teaches the fundamentals of real estate finance and development. Lectures and case studies introduce students to the full range of financial analysis skills…
-
Planning and Environmental Law
This course examines the law, embodied in local ordinances, state and federal statutes, constitutions, judicial opinions, administrative regulations, and private agreements, governing the use, development,…
-
Cities by Design I
Rahul Mehrotra, A. Hashim Sarkis, Alex Krieger, Joan Busquets, Jose Castillo, Felipe Correa, Farès el-Dahdah
THE FIRST CLASS FOR CITIES BY DESIGN WILL BE TUESDAY 6 SEP. No Prerequisites; Course is required of all entering MAUD students.\’Cities by Design\’…
-
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…
-
Transportation Planning and Development
Transportation is a cornerstone of city building and directly influences the development of our built environment and social capital. Transportation strategies directly impact and interact…
-
Creating Resilient Cities: Climate Adaptive and Anticipatory Practices
This lecture course examines the concept of community resiliency in the age of climate change. How do planners and designers measure, foster, organize, evaluate and…
-
Humanitarian Studies: Theory & Practice
Stephanie Kayden, Michael VanRooyen, Peter Walker
Stephanie Kayden, Michael VanRooyen, Peter Walker\’s course 05432: Humanitarian Studies: Theory & Practice will meet in FAS, Emerson Hall, room 101 on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30…
-
Redevelopment Policy
Urban redevelopment is the process by which government, private investors, and households transform the uses and financial returns of the urban built environment. As an…
-
Real Estate Finance and Development Fundamentals
Provides an analytical framework for understanding the real estate finance and development process from both quantitative and nonquantitative perspectives. Topics addressed include: establishing investment/development objectives;…
-
Modeling Urban Energy Flows
The primary focus of this course is the study of energy flows in and around groups of buildings. The investigated scales will range from individual…