Elements and Causes of Urban Poverty
Outcome
Students will be able to differentiate a variety of theories about structural factors that cause/perpetuate urban poverty.
Presentation/Activity
Read and Prepare to discuss one of the Chapters in Grigg and one other
Case study of a particular community (micro)
Readings
Browse UNCHS(Habitat). (2001). The State of the World's Cities.
Browse UN-HABITAT. (2003). The Challenge of Slums: Global Report on Human Settlements 2003. Read Grigg, Companion to the Poor, chap 3; International Causes of Urban Poverty. Who Made us Poor. Cry of the Urban Poor. chs 4,5Browse Tamez, Elsa. (1982). Bible of the Oppressed.