RGPL 410 - Community Participation and Civic Engagement Seminar

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: RGPL 350
Introduces recent participatory planning and civic renewal initiatives within “communities of place” in the United States. Particular attention is directed toward understanding how planners, citizens, community-based organizations, and local institutions engage in the public work of civic creativity, asset mobilization, and community development. Participatory planning techniques and community facilitation tools are discussed and demonstrated. Civic associations in Indiana County and southwest Pennsylvania are highlighted as cases.