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Urban Studies
Using Buffalo as a laboratory, we examine its rise and
fall as a great American city. Topics include the political structure of
the city, its neighborhoods and community organizations, its historic
architecture. In addition, we examine the city’s stratification and its
current problems, for example, declining population, fiscal crises and
economic decline. By reading the seminal writings in urban planning, urban
design, and urban theory, we urge reflection on the direction cities are
going. Asking each student to become an informed citizen, we hope to
actively engage them in the issues confronting our city today with the hope
that they will exert visionary leadership tomorrow.
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