Faculty Advisers

Kathe Newman (Coordinator), Roland Anglin, James DeFilippis, Norman Glickman, Radha Jagannathan, Robert Lake, Julia Sass Rubin

Overview

This concentration provides broad exposure to the political, economic, and administrative processes of urban and community development. The course work examines social and economic policy formation; implementation and evaluation; the dynamics of social change; the relationship between community development and local, national, and global institutions; participatory and community planning methods; and issues of gender, race, class, and power. This concentration meets the needs of students with a range of interests, including downtown redevelopment, community revitalization, urban poverty, economic development, and housing. Students must take both of the required courses, and at least four courses total in the concentration. It is strongly recommended that a graduate planning studio in community development be one of the four.

Required Courses

970: 563 Community Development
970: 660 Community Economic Development

Recommended Courses

970:622 Urban Redevelopment
970:511 Community Development Studio
833:684 Affordable Housing
970:525 Property Theory and Policy
970:521 Historic Preservation
970:529 Principles of Housing
970:528 Housing Economics and Markets
970:530 Housing Policy in Developing Nations
970:561 Urban Poverty Theory and Policy
970:609 Social Policy in Developing Nations
970:636 Internship in Urban Planning
833:680 Finance
833:595 Economics of Poverty
833:570 Non-profit Management
833:551 Education Finance Policy
833:522 Public Policy Advocacy
833:585 American Social Policy
833:510 Public Policy Formation
833:682 Planning, Policy, and Race
833:540 State and Local Public Finance

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