
Sustainable Development Goal 11 is to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
The courses listed below contain content relative to the pursuit of this goal. Click through to read more about each course, and to be linked to the course page in the UTSC Calendar.
For more information on the Goal itself, visit https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg11
Experiencing Development in Africa
AFSA03H3
This experiential learning course allows students to experience first hand the realities, challenges, and opportunities of working with development organizations in Africa.
Urban Anthropology
ANTC18H3
Culture and Community
ABTD20H3
A field-based research seminar exploring the cultural dimensions of community and sense of place.
Spatial Ecology
BIOD60H3
Introduction to Green Chemistry
CHMD89H3
The 'twelve principles' of green chemistry will be discussed in the context of developing new processes and reactions (or modifying old ones) to benefit society while minimizing their environmental impact.
Foundations of City Studies
CITB02H3
A review of the major characteristics and interpretations of cities, urban processes and urban change as a foundation for the Program in City Studies.
City Politics
CITB04H3
Economy of Cities
CITB08H3
Current Municipal and Planning Policy and Practice in Toronto
CITC04H3
Constitutional authority, municipal corporations, official plans, zoning bylaws, land subdivision and consents, development control, deed restrictions and common interest developments, Ontario Municipal Board.
Urban Social Policy
CITC07H3
City Structures and City Choices: Local Government, Management, and Policymaking
CITC12H3
This course examines the structure of local government, how local Government is managed, how policy decisions are made.
Environmental Planning
CITC14H3
This course introduces students to questions of urban ecology and environmental planning, and examines how sustainability and environmental concerns can be integrated into urban planning processes and practices.
Urban Transportation Policy Analysis
CITC18H3
Demand forecasting; methodology of policy analysis; impacts on land values, urban form and commuting; congestion; transit management; regulation and deregulation; environmental impacts and safety.
Economic Development
MGEC81H3
An introduction to the processes of growth and development in less developed countries and regions.
Sustainability in Practice
EESC34H3
This course is intended for students who would like to apply theoretical principles of environmental sustainability learned in other courses to real world problems.
Environmental Law, Policy and Ethics
EESD13H3
This course reviews the laws and policies governing the management of natural resources in Canada.
Project Management in Environmental Studies
EESD16H3
Supervision will be provided by a faculty member with active research in geography, ecology, natural resource management, environmental biology, or geosciences as represented within the departments.
Environmental Legislation and Regulations
STEB44H3
The concepts of law and legal process as they apply in Canada will be discussed in this course.
https://utsc.calendar.utoronto.ca/course/steb44h3
Environmental Science and Technology in Society
ESTC35H3
This course will contribute to a better understanding of the social and political construction of environmental science and technology.
Risk
ESTD19H3
Three modules take students from relatively simple determinations of risk (e.g., infrastructure flooding) towards more complex, real-world, inclusive considerations (e.g., ecosystem impacts of climate change).
Cities and Environments
GGRA03H3
An introduction to the characteristics of modern cities and environmental issues, and their interconnections.
Urban Geography
GGRB05H3
This course will develop understanding of the geographic nature of urban systems and the internal spatial patterns and activities in cities.
Urbanization and Development
GGRC10H3
Examines global urbanization processes and the associated transformation of governance, social, economic, and environmental structures particularly in the global south.
Current Topics in Urban Geography
GGRC11H3
Examination and discussion of current trends and issues in urban geography, with particular emphasis on recent developments in concepts and methods.
Urban Political Geography
GGRC13H3
Geographical approach to the politics of contemporary cities with emphasis on theories and structures of urban political processes and practices.
The Toronto Region
GGRC33H3
This course examines issues of urban form and structure, urban growth and planning in the Toronto region.
Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development
GGRC44H3
Deals with two main topics: the origins of environmental problems in the global spread of industrial capitalism, and environmental conservation and policies.
Social Justice and the City
GGRD14H3
Examines links between politics of difference, social justice and cities.
Development and Environment
IDSB02H3
The influences of development on the global environment; species extinction, loss of productive land, reduced access to resources, declining water quality and quantity, and climate change.
Canadian Environmental Policy
POLC53H3
This course examines the ideas and success of the environmental movement in Canada.
Public Policy Making
PPGC66H3
The course will address theories of how policy is made and the influence of key actors and institutions
Comparative Public Policy
PPGD64H3
The course explores factors that influence a country’s policy making process and why countries’ policies diverge or converge.
Environmental Internship
SOED01H3
This course offers students the opportunity to gain practical research experience as an intern with an environmental organization.
Sociology of Urban Cultural Policies
SOCC26H3
In this course, we analyze culture-led development both as political economy and as policy discourse.