Course: DCDL 520. Issues in Community Development and Empowerment (3)
In this course, students will analyze how community development partners align themselves with community-centered approaches to tackling some of the most prominent issues in urban centers. Students will learn about how social and environmental justice issues intersect with community-based organizations. Students will learn about case studies from different regions about the development of policies that have been destructive against communities. Students will also learn how community partners can be useful allies to advance the empowerment of community-centered activism.