City Planning from Ancient Times to Today
What you'll learn
- History and theory of city planning from ancient times to modern day.
- Key developments, innovations and debates in city planning.
- Analysis of the key challenges facing city planners in the future, as well as some potential solutions.
Requirements
- Curiosity about the history and future of cities.
Description
This course surveys the history of urban planning and explores key movements, moments, and theories in city planning from ancient times to modern day. The track concludes with an analysis of the key challenges facing city planners in the future, as well as some potential solutions. Join course instructor Jason Luger, urban geographer and lecturer in City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, to learn about the evolution of urban planning and to pick up key lessons for improving the cities of tomorrow.
Who this course is for:
- People interested in cities
- Urban planning students
- Urbanists
Instructor
Urban geographer and professor at Northumbria University. Previously, I taught classes on city planning and urban geography at the University of California Berkeley, University of San Francisco and San Francisco State University. I've also worked as a planning practitioner in the public and private sectors in the United States, UK, and Australia.