Syllabus - MCD 5140: Regional Development & Sustainability

Date: Summer 2019
Source: University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture
Program: Master of Community Development
Course: MCD 5140 - Regional Development & Sustainability
Instructor: Sarida Scott, Executive Director, Community Development Advocates of Detroit

Description

This course examines the formation of metropolitan regions – how they begin, grow, decline and grow again – and the related systems and policy issues. It will explore the ways we have defined regions and how the interrelated aspects impact community development, growth and investment. Analysis will include racial dynamics and use of specific, Detroit-focused case studies. This exploration will also take into context the MCD approach to theory and practice of community development with a foundation of service, social justice and sustainability, and integration of the HOPE model.