Learning Places
This special topics course offers an interdisciplinary approach to investigating our built environment using a case study focused on a specific place each semester. This course combines physical examination with information research and data collection using methodologies developed in multiple disciplines. Students from a variety of departments engage in on-site exploration and in-depth research of a location in New York City.
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The death and life of great American cities
The death and life of great American cities In chapter 6 of Jane Jacobs' book I learned how she […] See MoreThe death and life of great American cities
How the coastline became a place to put the poor
This article explains some of the problems that were caused by urban housing projects. Places like […] See MoreHow the coastline became a place to put the poor
Brent's Revised Site #2 Report
Revised Learning Places Summer 2017. Site #2 See MoreBrent's Revised Site #2 Report
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The waterfront was used for factories and as a bumping ground. The new residents are upper middle […] See More
Carolyn, How has the uses of the waterfront changed? Who are the new residents on the waterfront? See More
You effectively describe some of the core functions of the different kinds of neighborhoods Jacobs […] See More
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Citizen Jane movie reflection
After having watched this film, I couldn’t help but initially feel that there was a split between good and evil. I initially saw Robert Moses as an evil and corrupt political figure who merely sought to produce mass cheap housing in o […] See MoreCitizen Jane movie reflection
Citizen Jane
Today is the first time I heard about Jane Jacobs; I didn't know such an influential person existed even though I have been living in New York for almost two decades. Jane was a phenomenal journalist good with her words and she used that […] See MoreCitizen Jane
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