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GEOG-2244: Sustainable Urbanization

Description: Process of urbanization and theories and approaches of urban development. Debates on the meanings of sustainable urbanization and development in cities and how they are measured. Urban sustainability initiatives in the context of urban political economies, land-use practices, urban inequality and diversity, urban nature, and urban policy and politics. Programs and policies designed to enhance sustainable urbanization. Comparative approach and global perspective. Fee $30.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: SPIA-2244

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.48 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 42.83%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.26%

Robert D Oliver202447.9%37.0%11.2%0.0%0.0%3.9%3.395
Ralph P Hall2019100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.921

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