Pittsburgh and the Transformation of Modern Urban America

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[Note: students who have already taken this mini course under its previous number 79-303 and title may not enroll.] This course will focus on the transformations, both positive and negative, of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh region in the period from 1945 through the present. It will explore the following themes: the rise of industrial Pittsburgh, the redevelopment of the city in the Pittsburgh Renaissance; urban renewal and its consequences; the collapse of the steel industry and its impacts; the development of an Eds/Meds service economy; air, land and water environmental issues; and the city's changing demography. Course Website: https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/history/