STL Gateway Cinema Series: The Human Scale

Registration Eligibility

None

Start Date

06/28/2017

End Date

06/28/2017

Description

50 % of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why? The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities through 40 years. With this film, Gehl has documented how modern cities repel human interaction, and argues that we can build cities in a way, which takes human needs for inclusion and intimacy into account.

Location

St. Louis, MO

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Urban Planning & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.50

Learning Outcomes

Identify historical movements and trends that have led to the current urban planning model.

Identify the negative impacts current urban design/planning models have on the health, safety, and welfare of urbanized populations.

Identify recent findings on what constitutes a more livable city today.

Describe innovative design concepts for transforming urban living through improved design and planning models.

Articulate the human dimension of designing livable and sustainable cities, and why this needs to be recognized by landscape architects and planners.

Instructors

Scott Runde & Cory Murner

Course Codes

GCS-01

Provider

St Louis Chapter ASLA

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