PPUA 6201 — The 21st-Century City: Urban Opportunities and Challenges in a Global Context
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: WBostonTraditional
Offers a multidisciplinary examination of the complexities of cities and urbanism in the 21st century. Focuses on U.S. cities, but in an international context. Considers forces that shaped the evolution of cities and metropolitan regions and global forces that are currently transforming cities and regions throughout the world. Explores key questions of urban well-being, rising racial and ethnic inequality, civic engagement, and sustainability. Focuses on the role of urban planning in creating conditions of racial segregation and environmental injustice in cities and its potential role in the current period in undoing this damage.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 60% | 10.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 80% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Joan Fitzgerald (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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