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Introduction to Urban Design and Development

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States11.301J
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2016English
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This course examines both the structure of cities and the ways they can be changed. It introduces graduate students to theories about how cities are formed, and the practice of urban design and development, using U.S. and international examples. The course is organized into two parts: Part 1 analyzes the forces which act to shape and to change cities; Part 2 surveys key models of physical form and social intervention that have been deployed to resolve competing forces acting on the city.

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