Urban Studies

This course analyzes the relationship between urban planning and transportation systems in urban spaces. It studies tools, techniques, and methods for urban transport planning and management, as well as the impacts of transportation on the city. The course also examines sustainable mobility management.

This course examines main concepts and methods used in environmental land-use planning. It discusses the relationship between abiotic, biotic, and anthropogenic elements of the environment, the supply and demand relationship, and its impact on essential resources such as air, water, and soil. This course analyzes planning and management of environmental resources, prevention of territorial imbalances, and maintenance of a population's quality of life.

Pre-requisites: Students must have completed and passed Natural Foundations of the Territory and Social Foundations of the Territory 

This course expands upon Urban Planning I and II. Students learn how to design sustainable urban environments with an emphasis on urban sustainability indicator systems, efficient mobility models, collective transport, and pedestrian environments over road spaces. 

Crime has been readily associated with London's metropolis, from loveable rogues, spivs, and celebrity criminals such as Jack Sheppard to panics caused by the "London Monster" and "Jack the Ripper." Criminals have been the focus of both fascination and horror in the city's past. In tandem, the city developed efforts to control crime, from Beadles and Bobbies to slum clearances and the ultimate sanctions of Tyburn Tree and Newgate Prison. This course analyzes thematic aspects of crime and punishment in London, with particular attention to race, gender, and queer history. By recovering marginalized voices, students chart transitions in societal reactions, policing, legislation, and culture across the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Through analyzing primary materials and site visits linked to key cases from London's past, this course provides glimpses into the shifting criminal and judicial landscape of London.

This course examines Sydney’s fascinating people and places, from the city’s Indigenous people and cultures, to its iconic natural landscapes and buildings, its diverse and dynamic neighborhoods, its hidden surprises, and its contested futures. As well as attending seminars, students will participate in field trips to different locations in Sydney conducted by leading experts from a range of disciplines and communities.