UA 615 - Critical Sustainabilities

Unit(s): 3

This course critically analyzes policy frameworks, political discourses, and development practices that seek to promote urban sustainability. Using historical and contemporary sustainability case studies, the course unpacks the changing logics of sustainability and offers an overview of key actors and trends. Drawing from scholarship in urban planning, geography and related fields, we will look at the impact of sustainability programs on a range of communities, asking: What is to be sustained – and for whom?

Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
College of Arts and Sciences