{"c_title":"[M2195.000200] Studies in Urban Design and Resource Management","c_info":"3 credits | Lecture\/Seminar | Doctoral | Interdisciplinary Program in Landscape Architecture","c_summary":"Cities constantly consume energy and resources. The flow of resource production, consumption, and disuse maintains the basic functioning of cities. However, a number of valuable resources\u2015ranging from diminished availability of fossil fuels to limited developable land in the urban regions\u2015may serve as a limiting factor for contemporary urban living. Especially in many Asian cities, per-capita resource consumption is likely to increase rapidly, raising questions about the current mode of urbanization and urban development. This course is designed to help PhD students develop in-depth research on the issues of urban design, development, resource consumption, sustainable infrastructure management, and the restoration of deteriorated urban fabrics. "}