BPUB 772 - Urban Public Policy and Private Economic Development

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Pack, J. Prerequisite(s): Microeconomics. This course considers the pervasive interactions between real estate developers and government. Governments influence real estate development in many ways: through zoning laws, taxes, public expenditures, impact fees, infrastructure, building codes, environmental regulations, to name just a few. Much of the time in the course is spent understanding the effect on residential and commercial real estate development of these government interventions. As a "case study" of this interaction between government and real estate developers and markets, we will consider one of the major policy interventions currently being advocated, adopted, and considered by governments throughout the country - growth controls or smart growth to deal with the alleged problem of urban sprawl. To this end, we will consider what is meant by urban sprawl, why it is considered a problem - by whom - why growth controls are considered a solution to the problem, the possible effects of growth controls on various groups, the views of developers about both urban sprawl and growth controls. Several guest lecturers from the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors are scheduled to make presentations.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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