URBS V3530 - Urban Development: A Rubik's Cube of Policy Choices

Institution:

Columbia University in the City of New York

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Description:

Prerequisites: Must attend first class for instructor permission. Preference to Urban Studies majors. Only 16 admitted. Using case studies, examines the rationale for urban development, the players involved and how decisions are made about the distribution of public and private resources. Studies the specific components of the development process and the myriad policy questions that large-scale development is meant to address. Examines the disconnect among stakeholders' objectives - the developer, the financial institution that pays for the project, the government and the community.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.columbia.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-1754

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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