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The Urban Agenda (URST0302 (UG15))

Term: Fall Term 2015 (UNDG)

Faculty

Gary K. Higgs
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Schedule

Mon-Wed, 4:00 PM - 5:20 PM (8/22/2015 - 12/12/2015) Location: MAIN (Henry Givens Admin Bldg 024 - Lecture Only)

Description

This course attempts to survey contemporary urban dilemmas and possible solutions. Issues involve: suburbanization and metropolitan fragmentation; post-industrialism and the urban economy; crime, povety, education and the state of urban schools; expanding and maintaining urban infrastructure; and the direction of national urban policy.