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The Making of Cities

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States4.241J
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2025English
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This iteration of 4.241 is structured around four key topics: 1) the city and the urban, 2) spatial forms of the political, 3) world systems and urban economies, and 4) environmentalism. We will analyze these topics both cross-historically and cross-geographically, consistently moving between historical and contemporary urban formations.

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