188.682.01
Buildings, Land Use, Transportation, and Public Health

Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Friday, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Brian Schwartz
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Addresses the role that the built environment plays in public health. Specifically examines how building design, community planning and design, land use, and transportation networks contribute to energy use, water supply degradation, climate change, ecosystem degradation, and public health. Explores the contributions of suburban sprawl to adverse environmental and public health outcomes. Also examines how transportation policy, green building approaches, the New Urbanism, and Smart Growth offers potential solutions to these challenges.
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

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