• Using a critical reading of Italo Calvino's<em>Invisible Cities</em>, facilitates a deeper understanding and appreciation of cities and the urban planning and policymaking processes that form them. Concepts such as Kevin Lynch's"Good City Form" and Henri Lefebvre's"The Right to the City"— along with case studies of Boston and Paris, and readings and reflections on a wide range of cities around the world— are used to approach the overarching and fundamental question of what makes a city. Explores the important roles of historic preservation, urban renewal, and the topic of urban adaptation (particularly in the post-pandemic 21st century context).

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