Urban areas are home to over half the world’s population. Explore the opportunities and challenges that emerge from urbanization through diverse, interdisciplinary perspectives. You will learn how society, culture, politics, and economics shape the past, present and future of cities.

Through labs, lectures and projects, you will:

• Study the relationships between the socio-cultural, economic and physical aspects of urban development
• Learn to gather and interpret qualitative and quantitative data
• Acquire technical knowledge of computerized mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Analyze the urban dimensions of challenges like housing affordability, sustainable mobility, and climate change