2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 245 - Community and the Built Environment


The study of American communities-urban, suburban, small town and rural. How communities develop, how planning is conducted, and the consequences of community decisions are addressed in the course. Classes will be devoted to social capital, community planning, segregation, suburban sprawl, urbanization, historic preservation of the built environment, and social issues. Emphasis on New York City and its suburbs.

1 semester 3 credits.
Fall