Faculty: S. Adler, C. Abbott, K. Gibson, C. Heying, C.Ozawa, V. Shandas, G. Sussman. N. Tolan
Community development planning focuses on the economic, social and physical needs of neighborhoods and smaller cities. Local governments and nonprofit organizations usually take the lead in assessing community strengths, identifying public and private resources, and creating projects and programs to improve the everyday lives of residents. Community development specialists understand social and political dynamics and have skills in such areas as citizen organizing, housing, historic preservation, and economic development.
* If not taken as a core course.
