Homes and communities are a focus of public policy for local and senior governments. This course will provide an overview of past and current policies and best practices addressing the design and development of homes and communities.

This course requires students to think deeply about the intellectual place in the field of planning. By reviewing the bodies of work of leading planning theorists of the past fifty years students will understand which streams of planning thought to identify with, and why, and begin to imagine their own trajectory in and contribution to this field.

The PhD Colloquium is intended to provide a collegial setting in which students can discuss their research ideas and related issues with their peers.