Real Estate Development & Planning

(3 Credits) Introduction to the major components of real estate development and it's connection to urban planning, situating real estate within a broader political, economic, and social context. Key theories and methods of professional practice including site selection, financing, site improvement, architecture, landscape architecture, site planning, construction, and evaluation. Examination of the systemic factors that govern real estate development and planning through a multi-level lens, focusing on topics such as gentrification, affordable housing, inequality, and homelessness. Real-world examples and sample exercises to understand the nomenclature and skills needed to influence and impact the physical shaping of human settlements, while considering social, economic, and political dimensions of that work. Typically Offered in Spring Term