Faculty Advisers

Gabriella Carolini, Briavel Holcomb (coordinators), Hooshang Amirahmadi, Michael Lahr, Hal Salzman, Meredeth Turshen

Overview

This concentration prepares students to effectively frame and engage with the dynamic challenges of designing and implementing plans and public policies in regional and international settings, with particular focus on urbanization and human settlement systems. Specific topics include the interplay of development and the presence and absence of political stability, social cohesion and social movements, economic equity, environmental sustainability, the spatial concentration of economic activity, interindustry linkages, technology transfer, and cross-boundary movement of people, trade, capital, and information. Students should take two of the required courses and at least four within the concentration. A graduate planning studio in regional or international planning is strongly recommended. Note that since graduate course offerings throughout the university change annually, there may be relevant courses in cognate fields (or at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton) which could be approved by one of the faculty coordinators for inclusion in the concentration. Students may also take a Directed Study relevant to their specific interests as one of the recommended courses.

Required Courses

34:970:644 International Economic Development
34:970:645 Regional Development
34:970:660 Major Debates in International Development

Recommended Courses

34:970:577 Immigration Policy and Public Health
34:970:557 International Transport Policy and Planning
34:970:581 Gender and International Development
34:970:582 Contemporary Issues in Women’s Health
34:970:585 Tourism Planning
34:970:608 Human Rights, Health and Violence
34:970:609 Social Policy in Developing Nations
34:970:646 Global Restructuring
34:970:652 Regional Economic Analysis
34:832:514 Culture and Health
16:450:508 Environmental Problems in Developing Countries
16:450:509 Human Geographical problems of Developing Countries
16:016:501 Current Issues in the Study of Africa
16:220:606 Seminar in International Economics
16:070:545 Anthropology of Development
16:790:561 Political Economy of Latin America
22:553:607 International Business in Emerging and Developing Economies
22:553:616 Current Issues in International Business

Other Areas of Concentration:

Environmental and Physical Planning
Housing and Real Estate
International Development and Regional Planning
Transportation Policy and Planning
Urban and Community Development