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The STUDY
OF URBANISM AT ASU
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This proposal for a doctoral concentration in urbanism arises from the diverse interests of numerous ASU faculty, in a range of departments, who write and teach about urbanism. It also reflects a conviction in the value of a interdisciplinary study. The shared intellectual interest for the concentration in urbanism is an understanding of the nature and dynamics of the urban habitat. The urban habitat is the place where communities of people live, and includes all living and nonliving factors and conditions of the surrounding environment. Topics and methods will be wide-ranging, and will include spatial, historical and theoretical inquiry. This proposal originated from the School of Public Affairs, and Jim Svara, Director of the Center for Urban Innovation, has directed the organizing efforts. Following an open invitation, meetings were held with various departments and schools. Those with with doctoral programs and an interest in this proposal -- Anthropology, Environmental Design and Planning, Geography, History, Political Science, Public Affairs, and Sustainability -- sent representative to a series of meetings where the current proposal was formed. The Planning Committee who have drafted and support this proposal hope that this will attract interested other faculty, perhaps from departments and schools without doctoral programs, and that it may stimulate a range of activities related to the study of urbanism.
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