AP/SOSC 3746 3.00

Cities As Neighbourhoods & Communities

The course considers local areas within urban regions and the people and processes that create and alter them. Different meanings of the concepts “community” and “neighborhood” are explored. Other topics addressed include the relationship between urban planning and local urban areas, designing community, and issues of inclusion and exclusion in urban neighborhoods. Students explore the ideas and issues raised in the course by way of case-study investigations of a variety of Toronto-area neighborhoods.