Urban Design and Changing Suburbs (UEP-0198)

Spring 2027 · UEP 0198 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Explores how planners, policy makers, and placemakers can reverse the negative impacts of suburbs by retrofitting them and creating more sustainable communities. Examines evolving challenges and narratives of the suburban landscape, physical and social. Traces the evolution of successive types of suburbs, history of racial exclusion, and the rise of suburban poverty. Looks at current manifestations of sprawl. Students learn tools like Illustrator, InDesign, and SketchUp to create examples of transforming suburban environments into vibrant, sustainable, and connected communities.

Course codes: UEP-0198, UEP 0198, UEP0198, UEP-198, UEP 198, UEP198

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