Spring 2024
CYPLAN 250 001 - SEM 001
The Spatial Politics of Land: A Transnational Perspective
Sai S Balakrishnan
Class #:32999
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
City and Regional Planning
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
-2
Enrolled: 27
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 25
Waitlist Max: 15
Open Reserved Seats:
6 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Hours & Workload
3 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Sai S Balakrishnan
Course Catalog Description
This course focuses on the deeply contested and political nature of land-use. It uses the spatial lens to situate land-use planning within wider processes of globalization. A central premise is to link land-use planning to property rights, and to ask: how is land, a spatially fixed resource with unique characteristics in each location, transformed into an asset for private ownership, an instrument of finance, a fungible asset; and what are the distributive conflicts that arise from private property? The course is also committed to an exploration of how planners can move towards more emancipatory land-use practices.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None