Community and Economic Development: Law & Policy (Pritchett/Gillen)
Faculty
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| Wendell Pritchett James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education pritchet@law.upenn.edu |
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| Teresa Gillen Lecturer in Law tgillen30@gmail.com |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Expository Writing
Other Professional Skills: The goals of this class are to expose students to the legal rules that shape the operation of economic and community (neighborhood) development in the United States, to help students build their skills of problem identification and analysis and solution, and to introduce some of the many professional opportunities in the field.
Grading
25% Participation,
75% Paper
With Permission of Instructor
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- I will make PowerPoint slides or other class materials routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
- When you are better, please make an appointment to meet with me and I will review/answer questions about what you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
M 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Tanenbaum Hall 320
Category
Seminar
Credits
3.0
This course focuses on urban development in the United States and will examine the laws and policies that shape economic development and community (neighborhood) development. Through multi-disciplinary readings, case studies and guest speakers, we focus on common tools and strategies employed by lawyers, planners, policy makers and other participants in both the community development and economic development process. Among the topics we will examine are: Economic Development Authorities, Tax Increment Financing, Community Development and Affordable Housing and Community Benefit Agreements. The course is designed for students interested in domestic (United States) economic development law, planning and policymaking. This course will operate as a seminar, and students will be required to conduct research in a specific aspect of urban policy. The course will also include interactions with policy makers at the local, state and federal levels.
Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Property and Real Estate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of property and real estate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of property and real estate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to property and real estate law; Demonstrate an understanding of how property and real estate law affect other areas of law.
Tax Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of tax law and policy; Perform legal analysis in the context of tax law and policy; Communicate effectively on topics related to tax law and policy; Demonstrate an understanding of how tax law and policy affect other areas of law and business.
Public Interest Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of the varied legal aspects of public interest law; Perform legal analysis in the context of public interest law; Communicate effectively on topics related to public interest law; Demonstrate an understanding of how public interest law is connected to and affected by a wide variety of legal and regulatory structures and doctrines.