Urban Housing

Catalog description

Development and growth of diverse housing structures in urban metropolitan areas. This includes a review of housing policies, communities, and social structures influencing the residential built environment. Urban Housing reviews the key components of housing in the urban arena. The objective of the course is to provide an in-depth understanding of the urban housing environment, including public housing, homelessness, fair housing, gentrification, suburbanization, and the impacts these issues have on individuals and on social relationships. The role of public policy in facilitating and influencing housing development and growth will be the major focus of the course.