Housing, Community + Economic Development
We focus on the equitable development of American communities at the neighborhood, city and regional levels with a deep commitment to expanding opportunity and improving quality of life for historically disadvantaged groups.
Overview
The HCED faculty leads cutting-edge research projects, including action research that directly engages us with agents of change in the public, private, and nongovernmental sectors. Our research aims to understand and call attention to the dynamic forces shaping metropolitan economies, politics, and community life and to inform policymaking and planning practice. Our dual commitment to building theory and encouraging reflective practice creates a rich and flexible environment for our students. We incorporate our research into courses, lecture series and other special events, client-driven practicum projects, influential scholarly publications, media outreach, and more.
Our multi-disciplinary research agenda is focused on a number of the forces that have transformed American society—and the prospects for creating just and livable communities—in recent decades, such as: the increase in economic inequality and the changing demands of work associated with technology, globalization, and policy shifts; the increase in racial and ethnic diversity in cities, suburbs, and small towns, led by immigration; the growth and diversification of the nonprofit sector and the rise of complex cross-sector partnerships for advancing the public interest; the sharp decline in housing affordability, particularly in the nation’s highest cost markets, where much economic growth and innovation is centered; the loss of political and fiscal support for local governments and anti-poverty programs; changing expectations about performance and accountability; and the need to connect economic competitiveness and equity to environmental sustainability (‘greening’).
People
Cherie Abbanat
Lecturer of International Development and Urban StudiesNick Allen
Doctoral Candidatedevin michelle bunten
Assistant Professor of Urban Economics and HousingMingjia Chen
MCP, MArchKarilyn Crockett
Assistant Professor of Urban History, Public Policy & PlanningAmy Glasmeier
Professor of Economic Geography and Regional PlanningEzra Glenn
Lecturer of Community DevelopmentEnjoli Hall
Doctoral CandidateMargaret Haltom
Doctoral CandidateHolly Harriel
Strategic Advisor for Community Practice & Clinical Education - CoLabEric Robsky Huntley
Lecturer in Urban Science and PlanningJeff Levine
Lecturer of Economic Development and PlanningCeasar McDowell
Professor of Practice of Civic DesignEmily Moss
MBA/MCP CandidateChenab Navalkha
Doctoral CandidateSoyoung Park
Doctoral CandidateJacqueline Paul
Doctoral CandidateAri Peró
BS Candidate in Urban Science and Music ('25)Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Associate Professor of Law and DevelopmentAlbert Saiz
Associate Professor of Urban Economics and Real EstateWonyoung So
Doctoral CandidateJustin Steil
Associate Professor of Law and Urban PlanningMelissa Teng
MCP CandidateJ. Phillip Thompson
Professor of Political Science and Urban PlanningLawrence Vale
Professor of Urban Design and PlanningBinzhe Wang
Doctoral CandidateNishan Zewge-Abubaker
Doctoral CandidateSiqi Zheng
Professor of Urban and Real Estate Sustainability