An unidentified location in Boston's West End neighborhood during a controversial urban-renewal project in 1959. (Image courtesy of Boston City Archives on flickr. License: CC BY.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Karilyn Crockett
MIT Course Number
11.S945
As Taught In
Spring 2019
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course explores equity as a key value, measure, and framework for operationalizing local economic development plans and policies. It examines the implementation of local policy initiatives for equity in U.S. cities and investigates a wide range of contemporary theory and practice in the field of urban economic development, from contracting and municipal procurement to arts and culture-driven approaches.