This seminar course actively engages students in the critical appraisal and application of urban historical methods to explore economic, demographic, political, and cultural configurations of built environments from urban cores to suburban and ex-urban sprawl. Particular attention is paid to competing urban and architectural theories, their physical manifestations on the landscape, and their historical legacies in enhancing or undermining the functioning of metropolitan areas. Geographies will vary across sections, and topics will take up Politics of Housing, Smart Growth and Urban Resiliency, the Suburban Crisis, or Urban Ecology and Environmental Justice. Students can receive credit only once for HI 3310. This course will be offered in academic years ending in even numbers.
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