都市發展政治學專題 (Seminar: The Politics of Urban Development)
研擬學分數：2學分（碩、博士班上學期，M字頭課程）
研擬上課時間：星期三5、6節
課程綱要：

本課程將論述大型都市或都會區在土地使用及公共投資上之政治運作與決策形成過程。課程內容將涵括個案研究與理論分析。擬探討之課題有企業與政府關係、市中心與郊區發展關係、都市發展不均與社群區隔之政治衝擊、地方資源競逐、地方結盟之衝突型態與論述、中央政府在地方事務之角色、都市計畫與分區土地使用、都市更新、公私協力、公共建設規劃與投資、成長管理等，並以如何均衡公平正義與生活品質為主要之探討軸承。

Description:
Readings include a mix of case studies and theoretical analyses. The course‘s topics include: business-government and suburban-central city relations; the politics of urban inequality and segregation; local competition for investment; patterns of conflict between local growth coalitions and their critics; the central government role in urban affairs; local planning and zoning; urban renewal; public-private partnerships for downtown revitalization; transportation planning and investment; and growth management. Focuses throughout on the challenge of balancing economic development with equity and quality of life interests.

Course Content:
This course views cities and urban regions as political constructs. It does not ignore the other dimensions of urban life—economic, sociological, and technological—but it is only concerned with them as elements of the context of urban politics and policy making. Its purposes are at once to enhance students’ understanding of the system and their capacity to act strategically within it.
The main features of any political system are revealed in its structural arrangements, its guiding ideas, and its policy outputs. This course examines the system of urban governance from each of these perspectives. When it turns to policy, however, it specializes--in those having to do with land use/public investment and the built environment.