PLAN 685Urban Planning and Development in Transitional China
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Environment
- Subject
- Planning
PLAN 685 as listed in the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
This course offers a critical understanding of China's urban planning and development in the context of the country's economic reform and globalization. It engages with the on-going social, economic, environmental, and spatial challenges facing transitional urban China. The course exposes students to diverse and essential issues such as urban form, urban system, rural-urban migration, urban land and housing development, economic transformation, spatial restructuring, urban governance, citizenship and rights, urban sprawl and expansion and environmental sustainability.
Prerequisites
- Must have completed the following:
- PLAN700 - Planning Paradigms and Theory (0.50)
Antirequisites
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:
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