Urban Studies

This course aims to build students’ basic skills in spoken Chinese with emphases on survival phrases and effective discussions. Only students

The Silk Road stimulated and connected the growth of cities between China and Europe as trading posts and resting places.

Although the prospect for many developing economics has been very dim, economics in East Asia have thrived since 1945. The

This first-year seminar introduces Cities Program students to how a representative group of writers and artists have reflected upon urban

This research seminar is designed to prepare students for conducting urban research, in Hartford or in any city. The course

This course will examine the economic, social, and cultural history of East European urban development during the medieval and early

Since Dutch fur traders arrived in the 1610s, Hartford and its region have been part of many core themes in

With the era in which city dwellers comprise a majority of the world’s population has come a new urgency for

This course allows students to widen and deepen the cumulative content and experience they have gained from previous urban courses,

Have you ever wondered why some neighborhoods thrive and others appear to fail? Are you mystified about what can be

In this course we will explore the causes of neighborhood decline, examine the history, current practice and guiding policies of

The 21st century is truly a global urban age characterized by the simultaneous decline and revival of post-industrial cities in

In a field saturated with research on global megacities cities, Confronting Urban Legacy is the first academic book to analyze specifically small cities and regions in New England.