Description: (Same as Public Policy M243B.) Lecture, three hours. Study of housing policy and planning focused partly on California given rapid changes occurring in state, with consideration of experiences from other states and countries and to what extent they are relevant here. Specific topics likely include policies such as social housing, rent control, and housing finance, issues of household formation, housing supply, housing submarkets, and gentrification, as well as planning processes related to housing production and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Letter grading.

Units: 4.0