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PPOL-540 URBAN PROBLEMS: METROPOLITANISM AND PUBLIC POLICY
Spring only
This course will examine the profound demographic, economic, social, and cultural forces are reshaping the nation and what public policies, governance structures, and other innovations are taking place on the federal, state, and local levels to respond to these changes. In particular, this course will focus on the emergence of metropolitan areas as the new geographic units of the 21st century. In the U.S., metropolitan areas are home to over 80 percent of the nation's residents, 84 percent of American jobs, and 85 percent of the nation's economic output. In short, metropolitan areas are literally where America lives. However, despite broad confirmation that metropolitan areas matter, and an increase in metropolitan interest and thinking and action, federal and state policies for the most part ignore these places. In addition to an examination of broad demographic and economic trends, this course will examine metropolitan growth patterns, governance, the health of cities and inner suburbs, as well as policy issues that are inherently metropolitan including transportation and housing.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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