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Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
Part I: Setting the Framework
1 Introduction and Course Overview: Diversity and Change in Urban Neighborhoods  
2 Frameworks for Analyzing Urban Neighborhoods I  
3 Frameworks for Analyzing Urban Neighborhoods II  
4 Neighborhoods and Community  
5 Neighborhood Diversity and the Metropolitan Community  
6 Community Development I: Context, Origins, and Transformations  
7 Community Development II: The Current Scene  
8 Community Organizing in the Neighborhood I First memo assigned
9 Community Organizing in the Neighborhood II  
10 Framework Reflection First memo due
Part II: Housing and Community Development
11 Historic Perspective  
12 Historic Perspective II  
13 Public Housing and Community Development  
14 Managing the Housing Stock  
Part III: Economic Development, Work, and Jobs
15 Community Economic Development Part I: Place-based Strategies

Guest Speaker:  Elisabeth Reynolds, PhD Candidate, DUSP		  
16 Community Economic Development Part II: Issues, Approaches, and Debates Request for proposals assigned
17 Sources of Capital  
18 Main Streets  
19 Race and Community Building Request for proposals due
20 Welfare, Work and Job Training  
21 Crime, Security and Community Development  
22 Education and Community Development  
23 Health and Community Development Third memo assigned
24 Faith-Based Organizations and Community Development  
25 Labor and Community Development Third memo due