MCS 025: Introduction to the Built Environment: Suburbia

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; individual study, 3 hours

Catalog page 470

Description: Introduces the history of suburbia from the Industrial Revolution to the present. Includes the rise of suburbs in England; classic suburbs in the United States; the spread of suburbs and mass transportation; the role of race and gender in suburbia; suburban sprawl in Southern California; and sustainability and suburban development.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with URST 025.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.