Sustainable Urbanism
The Sustainable Urbanism Program educates holistic thinkers who are engaged in critically studying the processes and practices that advance socially just, universally accessible, and environmentally responsible urban environments for all of the world’s citizens.
The Sustainable Urbanism Program in the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment focuses on the transdisciplinary fields of knowledge that contribute to our understanding of the practices, processes, impacts, and values of urbanization at the intersection of human behavior, the physical built environment, and environmental ecology.
The Sustainable Urbanism program offers a major and a minor. Students are equipped with a multidisciplinary understanding of urbanism and urbanization, fostering engagement with the significance of urban ecosystems as dynamic habitats that shape and are shaped by their inhabitants. Through analytical, research, design, and communication skills, they critically assess and develop ideas to address urgent social, economic, environmental, and health challenges while advancing an ethos of shared responsibility for equitable and just urban futures for all.
Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Urbanism
The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Urbanism undergraduate major establishes a century-long view of global speculation about the urban leading into what has been called the “urban 21st century.” Core courses explore past, present, and emerging urban theories and practices, addressing challenges like congestion, sprawl, environmental degradation, housing insecurity, and climate change while equipping students with research methodologies, design and planning strategies, and stakeholder engagement approaches to shape urban environments that support culture, education, political participation, and community well-being.
Minor in Sustainable Urbanism
The Minor in Sustainable Urbanism enables undergraduate students to expand their knowledge of urbanism and urbanization, building on foundational principles to explore the complexities of contemporary cities.
