<p>Lecture, three hours. Examination of relationship between urbanization and spatial inequality in U.S.—spatial dynamics of urban growth, levels and causes of spatial inequality, and implications of spatial inequality for low-income communities. Topics include concentrated poverty, residential segregation, immigrant neighborhoods, spatial disparities in access to opportunities, housing mobility, neighborhood health and safety, urban infrastructure, and political cohesion and participation. Analysis of role of policies in promoting and/or reducing spatial inequities. Letter grading.</p>

Urban Planning

At the convergence of social work, urban planning, and policymaking, the school identifies and develops emerging areas of research and teaching, cultivating leaders and change agents who advance solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

The department trains students to be a professional urban planner who works on the creation and management of the urban environment, including its physical, economic, and social elements.

General Catalog

Poverty and Inequality

URBNPL242

4 units