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UPCD 321 - Fundamentals of Housing

Formerly CDVCTR 321
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course focuses on the relationship between housing and social structure in the United States using historical, sociological, and political-economic perspectives. Students will examine the actors and institutions involved in housing development and provision (builders, real estate and mortgage brokers, the federal government, welfare capitalists, architects, urban planners, politicians, etc.) and the ideas, events, policies, and programs that have resulted in contemporary housing and land use patterns. Students also will focus on the history of federal housing policy and explore the meaning and implication of the “American Dream”. Finally, students will examine various housing issues (affordability, discrimination, gentrification, homelessness) and attempts to address these issues. This course is intended for Community Development majors, but upper level student interested in urban social and/or economic issues are welcome.

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