Urban Development in Conflict Cities: Planning Challenges and Policy Innovations
11.488 · Urban Studies and Planning · Graduate · Fall 2015
Jota Samper
Economic, religious, gender, and ethnic differences must be negotiated every day in the urban arena. When tensions and conflict escalate into violence, the urban space becomes the battlespace in which these tensions are negotiated. This course examines urban development challenges in conflict cities through multiple disciplinary perspectives on urban conflict. This course also reviews literature that focuses on when violence and cities intersect. Students will learn about policy innovations, an…
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