ENCE204

Can we improve the way cities work? Are we equitably sharing the benefits and the burdens of living in a city? This course examines how cities work, and importantly, whether they work the same for everyone living in the city. We will explore the ways in which we provide city services and who is included or excluded from these services. We will examine how the city infrastructure serves a neighborhood's residents, with an eye toward how community forms. We will use first person accounts from policymakers, advocates, and community members to learn about the planning process for services and the tensions that can exist around access to healthcare, food and affordable housing. Each week we will study a new facet of the city, drawing on the writings of experts and your own journey through the city to better understand its infrastructure, asking how does it work, how does it connect to other infrastructure and whom does it primarily serve? Restricted to students in Carillon Communities.