History of Urban Growth in Canada

Discontinued as of Summer Semester 2025.

This course examines how and why Canadian cities and towns took the shape they did. Central to this understanding is an investigation of early urban forms in Canada and their antecedent and contemporary forms in Europe and the U.S. The course will explore the diverse social, political, economic, intellectual, religious, technological, topographical, and aesthetic elements which combined to shape Canadian cities and towns and influenced the path of urban growth.