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DATA 630 - Urban Society and Sustainability (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: DATA 600  and DATA 605 
The course introduces students to concepts and practices of sustainability in cities. Key objectives are to review and critique how sustainability planning is being carried out, to identify the barriers and bridges to its effective implementation, and to identify the technologies and metrics of success being used to create, catalog, and understand the progress made. A related objective is to analyze the urban systems being impacted by sustainability planning and practices, and how those systems have been modeled. Furthermore, students will reflect on and discuss the impact of sustainability projects on people’s lives. The course includes a review of relevant literature and extended case study discussions. Topics include: urbanization and resource utilization; society and cities; systems and the built environment; resources; environmental management; green businesses.