UPCD 353 - Community Economic Development in the United States

Formerly CDVCTR 353
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course provides a framework to understand and assess local economic development issues, as well as approaches and strategies to address them. The focus is on different types of community capital central to sustainable community economic development. These community resources include financial capital, business development, household asset accumulation, housing, education and workforce development, diverse population groups, and disaster recovery. The local economy development strategies involve different configurations of policies initiated at the federal, state, and local levels - engaging governmental, corporate, and community organizations. Students will have the opportunity to investigate in depth the evolution and results of a particular economic development strategy undertaken at the community level.

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