Nature and the City

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This course will take a detailed look at the environment and ecology of New York City and the surrounding region and how it has changed over time as a case study for understanding relationships between people and nature in a urban settings around the world. It will examine the many different ways that people perceive and engage with nature in their city, including parks, urban wildlife, water bodies, and claimed and unclaimed green spaces. We will discuss concepts such as sense of place on order to explore different ways that urban dwellers related to and share their natural environments.