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THE CITY: HISTORIES OF URBANISM AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies
UCEAP Course Number
22
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE CITY: HISTORIES OF URBANISM AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
URBAN & ENVIRONMENT
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course examines practices of urbanism across a range of contexts from antiquity to the present day. By doing so it allows students to develop insights into the social relations and human struggles that have been produced by, and continue to produce, particular types of built forms in different places over time. In the broadest sense, the course uses urbanism as a lens to understand the relationship between urban forms and the complex, multiple processes that constitute cities and their urban milieus.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
CCHU9048
Host Institution Course Title
THE CITY: HISTORIES OF URBANISM AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
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THE ABUNDANCE IN QUESTION: GROWTH, CITIES, AND POLITICAL ECOLOGY
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Technical University Berlin
Program(s)
Technical University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies History
UCEAP Course Number
107
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE ABUNDANCE IN QUESTION: GROWTH, CITIES, AND POLITICAL ECOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
POLITICAL ECOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course examines the intricate relationship between colonialism, urban development, and economic growth through the lens of political ecology. A central theme of the course is the examination of colonial legacies and their enduring impact on contemporary urban and environmental dynamics. We will critically analyze how Europe's historical growth has often occurred at the expense of other regions, relying on extractive and exploitation of resources in colonized territories to fuel metropolitan centers. Through the classical readings in this field, contemporary case studies, and critical discussions, we will interrogate the role of colonialism in shaping global patterns of urbanization, resource extraction, and environmental degradation. By the end of the course, we will gain insights into potential pathways for building more equitable and environmentally sustainable futures.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
3132 L 430
Host Institution Course Title
THE ABUNDANCE IN QUESTION: GROWTH, CITIES, AND POLITICAL ECOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Institut für Kunstwissenschaft und historische Urbanistik

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INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies Environmental Studies Economics
UCEAP Course Number
123
UCEAP Course Suffix
N
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
URBAN & ENVIR ECON
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

The course provides the key economic concepts and tools for analyzing environmental and urban issues; introduces and explains the application of economic methods to the analysis of the built and natural environments; presents the ways in which sound economic analysis is critical to urban and environmental policy making; and encourages critical debate and reflection on the key environmental and urban policy issues. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PLAN10352
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Host Institution Campus
University of Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
School of Environment, Education and Development
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND THE CITY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
London School of Economics
Program(s)
London School of Economics
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies Geography
UCEAP Course Number
130
UCEAP Course Suffix
Y
UCEAP Official Title
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND THE CITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
HUMAN GEOG & CITY
UCEAP Quarter Units
12.00
UCEAP Semester Units
8.00
Course Description

This course introduces students to selected ways in which human geographers seek to understand cities. It explores the relationship between people and place. Primarily engaging with London, students consider how the city has been shaped over time by its people and how, in turn the city experience has shaped and continues to shape the lives of those who live there. Students consider how the city is described, imagined, and planned through official discourses, and how people create a sense of place, of self, and of others in the city. In the fall semester, students explore the relationship between planning, architecture, design, and people’s identities. In the spring semester, students explore the relationship between infrastructure and people. Throughout students consider how human geographers engage with the lived experience of the city through the lens of, for example, ethnicity, class, and sexual identity.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GY144
Host Institution Course Title
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND THE CITY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Geography and Environment

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URBANIZATION AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Technical University Berlin
Program(s)
Technical University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
URBANIZATION AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
URB&GLOBL ENV CHNGE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

The course focuses on various land use and system dynamic topics to guide class discussions in the weekly seminar meetings. Lectures are watched outside of scheduled meeting times to maximize time for discussion and expansion of ideas in class. The topic focuses include the following: global urbanization dynamics, global land use and change, urbanization, global land take of urbanization, urban expansion, urbanization in regards to climate change, urban climate change economics (including subtopics of buildings emissions and urban heat), as well as urban transport. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
N/A
Host Institution Course Title
URBANIZATION AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change

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EXPLORING PARIS: CITY AND LANGUAGE
Country
France
Host Institution
UC Center, Paris
Program(s)
Food, History, and Culture in Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies History French
UCEAP Course Number
85
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
EXPLORING PARIS: CITY AND LANGUAGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
EXPLORING PARIS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

The city and language course introduces students to French history, culture, and language through team-taught instruction. In the “City as Public Forum” sessions, students are introduced to French history and culture through a series of lectures and site visits. Students discover some of the fascinating ways the core principles of social justice were tested in theory and practice on the streets of Paris in the past and explore how they evolved into the pillars of French society today. The course focuses on just how an ideal society should be forged, where all are free individuals and members of a cohesive community at the same time. Trying to make individuals believe—as religions do—in the primacy of the collective, and in its concomitant goal of protecting human rights, is at the core of social justice in France. From 52 B.C.E to today, France has been an exemplar of how—and how not—to construct a just society. To render these values visible, and therefore legible, to all by adding a physical dimension—whether constructive or destructive—to the usual means of establishing laws or setting policies, is what distinguishes the history of France's capital city of Paris. Those who control Paris—be they monarchs, revolutionaries, or presidents, past and present—believe that erecting all kinds of physical structures will render their values concrete and immutable. The ideal French society did not always necessarily mean a democratic or inclusive one. Since the French Revolution, however, institutionalizing the concept of “liberty, equality, and fraternity” has been France's greatest universal achievement and a source of constant upheaval, eliciting a unique form of secular activism that has led to targeting buildings and monuments that no longer reflect the collective's values. Students discuss how the diverse social actors, who constitute “the French,” continue to thrust their bodies and minds into the physical spaces of the public sphere in the pursuit of social justice. In the “Unlocking French” sessions, students learn targeted language skills through situational communication, so they have the opportunity to use everything they learn as they go about their daily activities.

Language(s) of Instruction
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
EXPLORING PARIS: CITY AND LANGUAGE
Host Institution Campus
UC Center, Paris
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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STRATEGIC FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Country
Singapore
Host Institution
National University of Singapore
Program(s)
National University of Singapore
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies Civil Engineering
UCEAP Course Number
118
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
STRATEGIC FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
FACILITIES MGMT
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course covers the strategic aspects of facilities management: strategy formulation, planning, studying options, delivery and review. Emphasis is on the strategy and business of the organization and how this translates into the outcomes for the physical workplace. Topics include strategic facilities management framework; the need for coordination between workflow and space; facilities management system and tools; the procedures; automation; integrated FM systems; and strategic FM case studies.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PF3307
Host Institution Course Title
STRATEGIC FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Built Environment

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BERLIN'S URBAN SPACE
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Free University of Berlin
Program(s)
Berlin Summer
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies
UCEAP Course Number
122
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BERLIN'S URBAN SPACE
UCEAP Transcript Title
BERLIN URBAN SPACE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
Urban studies and its discourse on the city combine scholarship in fields as diverse as human geography, history, and the arts. Berlin, with its seemingly infinite possibilities for creative societal- and self-fashioning, provides an excellent socio-cultural analytical model. It is at once a fixed place with a distinct topography and an interactive space comprised of residents and visitors of multifarious social groups. A balanced appreciation of the interplay of place and space in Berlin's cityscape is key for students eager to learn about the city's past and present. In turn, one requires a sound historical overview of Berlin's spatial and social makeup in order to comprehend contemporary Berlin fully. This course analyzes and explores places/spaces in Germany's ultimate “urban text”, Berlin. In-class analysis and discussion of academic and literary texts about Berlin prepare students for the course excursions. It begins at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's most important site that functions as place and space. Here students learn more about this landmark and its meaning in Berlin's social imaginary, linking temporal layers of past and present in Berlin. In the seven sessions that follow, the temporal-topographical inquiry continues, meeting with experts at other places/spaces in Berlin (including the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, the Jewish Museum, and the Berlin Wall Memorial). On-site discussions are conducted regarding these unique places/spaces in historical, spatial, social, and even literary terms.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
3.15
Host Institution Course Title
BERLIN'S URBAN SPACE
Host Institution Campus
FUBiS- Track B
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
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CITIES AND REGIONS IN TRANSITION
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of London, Queen Mary
Program(s)
University of London, Queen Mary
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies Geography
UCEAP Course Number
105
UCEAP Course Suffix
N
UCEAP Official Title
CITIES AND REGIONS IN TRANSITION
UCEAP Transcript Title
CITIES IN TRANSITN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

In this course, students gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of contemporary change in the UK. Key themes to be addressed in seminar discussion include neo-liberalism, the North-South divide, culture-led urban regeneration, urban heritage and identity, migration, and urban health. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GEG4006
Host Institution Course Title
CITIES AND REGIONS IN TRANSITION
Host Institution Campus
Mile End
Host Institution Faculty
Geography
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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READING THE CITY
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Free University of Berlin
Program(s)
Free University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies German
UCEAP Course Number
117
UCEAP Course Suffix
G
UCEAP Official Title
READING THE CITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
READING THE CITY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course offers a study of how to read the city of Berlin through theoretical approaches, and literary and film representations. Students engage with the cityscape itself by examining architectural features, the organization of public space, signs, plaques and images, and by exploring their own readings and descriptions of specific streets or neighborhoods of Berlin. The course focuses on how to read complex urban environments, and how to reflect upon their perceptions. Students perform a critical analysis of the “text” of the city and a critical assessment of different ways in which it is represented in media, popular culture, and tourism marketing.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
16915
Host Institution Course Title
READING THE CITY
Host Institution Campus
PHILOSOPHIE UND GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Deutsche und Niederländische Philologie
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