USP 2. Urban World System (4 units)
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Description
Examines cities and the environment in a global context. Emphasizes how the world’s economy and the earth’s ecology are increasingly interdependent. Focuses on biophysical and ethicosocial concerns rooted in the contemporary division of labor among cities, Third World industrialization, and the post-industrial transformation of US cities.
Prerequisite courses
USP 2 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have USP 2 as a prerequisite.