Rural & Urban Community Development Coordinator
Teresa Córdova <tcordova@unm.edu> 505/277-6200

This emphasis is designed for students who desire to understand the process of community development in rural and urban settings. It will prepare students for practice in a variety of public policy and design oriented settings and will give the foundation for the preparation, development and implementation of community and regional plans. It will provide students with the theory necessary to understand the process of community development within a regional framework.

The coursework encompasses the economic, political and social aspects of planning. Students are taught the planning concepts and skills necessary to assist and advocate on behalf of communities. The emphasis provides a planning approach for integrating various techniques that help to identify and understand the historical, present and future patterns of individual and collective action as well as to anticipate and predict the consequences of actions on other communities.

Foundations

Curriculum
Foundations Course CRP 570 (3 credit hours)- Foundations of Community Development reviews the theoretical principles that underly the practice of community development planning; it explores a variety of community practices, including housing, economic development, and community design. The course also exposes students to the necessary skills of community based practice, including participatory planning methods, strategic planning, community capacity building, and asset-based development.

2nd Methods

Second Methods Course (3 credit hours)ãstudents may choose one from the following quantitative and qualitative research methods courses:

CRP 512: Planning Analysis & Forecasting
CRP 570: Introduction to Demographic Methods
CRP 572: Research Methods

Emphasis Electives

Students complete their course work by selecting from the following courses:

Advanced Site and Environment. CRP 423/523
Cultural Aspects of Community Development. CRP 474
Community Growth and Land Use Planning. CRP 480/580
The Housing Process. CRP 462/562
Human Settlements. CRP 376/576
Land and Housing in Latin America. CRP 570
Land Development Economics. CRP 464
Latin American Development Planning. CRP 578
Negotiation and Public Dispute Resolution. CRP 485
Neighborhood Planning. CRP 484/584
Planning Issues in Chicano Communities. CRP 486/586
Planning on Native American Lands. CRP 473
PoliticalEconomy of Urban Development. CRP 487/587
The Practice of Policy Development. CRP 577
Psycho-Social Aspects of the Built Environment. CRP 471
Real Estate Development Process.CRP 570
Regional Planning Process. CRP 472
Rural Community Development. CRP 569
Rural Self-Reliant Development. CRP 570
Social Policy and Planning. CRP 536
Topics in Landscape: Meaning and Place. CRP 570
Urban Design Theory and Methods. CRP 425/525
Urban Transportation Planning. CRP 543
Women and Economic Development. CRP 428/528