ARCH 6320:Ecological Urban Strategies

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course will strengthen the student’s awareness and analysis of ecological urbanism within architecture and urban design. It will emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of urban ecology introducing various theories case studies and embedded technologies and strategies was well as the related fields of study that contributed to holistic design. Students will be introduced to guest lecturers and content from disciplines such as biology, landscape architecture, urban planning, environmental engineers, wildlife organizations, sociology, public health, and climatology. Topics may include; global population trends, urban ecological science, urban climates and environments, energy flow in and out of a city, urban and brownfield remediation and green infrastructure.