CRP 2010 - People, Planning, and Politics in the City

Spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisites: CRP 1100 and CRP 1101.

J. Forester.

Seminar examining various bases of political and professional power. What do professionals who want to serve the public need to know about power and decision-making processes in the institutional settings in which they operate? How and why can professionals make a difference when facing problems characterized by great complexity and severe inequalities among affected groups? The course addresses these and others questions.