This graduate class provides an introduction to the challenges of environmental management in cities and to the available tools which are used in this field. These challenges include air, water, and industrial pollution, management of energy, solid waste, and public space, and the consequences of the built environment and infrastructural projects. The tools to be included in the course include Geographic Information Systems for environmental management, environmental indicators and monitoring, ecological mapping, green audits of buildings, and financing measures to cover investment, maintenance, and operations costs. The course will also focus on community involvement in environmental management. The class can be used in the Graduate Programs in International Affairs specifically as an elective in the Cities and Social Justice concentration of the MA program, or for the Urban Design Critical Tools and Analysis module for the MS program, however, it is also open to graduate students in other New School programs.