2010-2011 Academic Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

IDCE 30250 - People and Places: Theories of Community Development and Planning


This course deepens students’ understanding of social, economic, and political forces that shape places. Students learn to critique assumptions, values, and methods of various approaches in order to more effectively apply them to actual cases. Topics covered include political economy of urban areas, race, social construction of space, and planning models and theories. This course is taken during the second semester of the CDP program.

Faculty: Miriam Chion, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, IDCE Robert Ross, Ph.D. - Professor of Sociology Director, International Studies Stream Mark Tigan, Ph.D.