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This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.
A waterfall that forms part of San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens illustrates one of the elements of urban nature explored in the course. (Photograph courtesy of Francisca Rojas. Used with permission.)
Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn
11.308J / 4.213J
Fall 2005
Graduate
This course explores the urban environment as a natural phenomenon, human habitat, medium of expression, and forum for action. The course has several major themes: how ideas of nature influence the way cities are perceived, designed, built, and managed; how natural processes and urban form interact and the consequences for human health and welfare; how planners and designers can shape the urban natural environment. Each student researches and presents a case, either historical or an example of contemporary theory and practice.
Spirn, Anne. 11.308J Advanced Seminar: Urban Nature and City Design, Fall 2005. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/urban-studies-and-planning/11-308j-advanced-seminar-urban-nature-and-city-design-fall-2005 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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