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The Great Divide is a GlobalPost collection of stories, graphics and videos that explores the nature, causes, and... see more
CORE (COnnecting REpositories) is an Open Access Internet Public Library (OA-IPL/Open Journal System) for research whose... see more
Histropedia uses data from Wikipedia and Wikidata to automatically generate interactive timelines with events linked to... see more
City to City, as a class, will jump into the complexity of planning in New Orleans, a post-disaster city. City-to-City... see more
The purpose of the course is to cultivate the sensibilities necessary for effective planning practice. This objective... see more
Planning Economics will apply microeconomic theory to issues that markets don't always handle well and so are not usually... see more
This is a seminar about the ways that urban design contributes to the distribution of political power and resources in... see more
This course will explore the mutual influences of ideas of nature, theories of city design and planning, and practices of... see more
This course explores photography as a disciplined way of seeing or investigating urban landscapes, and expressing ideas.... see more
This course explores how social theories of urban life can be related to the city's architecture and spaces. It is... see more
This course focuses on the physical and economic renewal of urban neighborhood Main Streets by combining classroom work... see more
A truly inter-disciplinary course, Housing and Land Use in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions reviews how law, economics,... see more
This seminar is an introduction to the usage and impacts of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on urban... see more
This introductory survey course is intended to develop an understanding of key issues and dilemmas of planning in... see more
The primary purpose of this seminar is to enable students to craft approaches to so-called "First World"/ "Third World"... see more
"Designing a dream city is easy. Rebuilding a living one takes imagination." -Jane JacobsThis course examines the... see more
Citizen participation is everywhere. Invoking it has become de rigueur when discussing cities and regions in the... see more
This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more
This course covers theories about the form that settlements should take and attempts a distinction between descriptive... see more
This course explores the urban environment as a natural phenomenon, human habitat, medium of expression, and forum for... see more
A research tool for quantitative studies about the impact of traditional social structures on national development;... see more
BCcampus - OpenEd is Canada's open textbook initiative to make open textbooks available for online teaching and learning.... see more
This module focuses on major topics and areas of debate in comparative social studies through the study of classical... see more
This is a crime mapping app that can be used to look up data on crimes committed in a certain time period. It describes... see more