UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs: Environment and Sustainability related Courses

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1 UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs: Environment and Sustainability related s Department 10A Title Introduction to Public Policy 10B CA Policy Issues 103 C115 M120 Ethics, Morality, and Public Life Environmental and Resource Economics and Policy Race, Inequality, and M122 Ethics and Governance CM126 Political Ethics Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Overview of principal topics of contemporary policy analysis, developing their applications with examples from instructor's own research, visitors, small student projects, or field trips. Letter Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Application of policy analysis to California issues. Guest lectures from practitioners and academics along with readings and videos. Student written reports and oral presentations required. Letter Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Study of ethical and moral questions that arise in public life. Goal is not to imbue students with a given body of factual knowledge or to develop new quantitative or social science methodologies to analyze such questions, but to enhance their critical thinking skills. Letter Lecture, three hours. Requisites: Economics 11, 143. Survey of ways economics is used to define, analyze, and resolve problems of environmental management. Overview of analytical questions addressed by environmental economists that bear on public policies. Concurrently scheduled with course CM250. Letter (Same as Afro-American Studies M120.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Background in economics, sociology, or urban studies preferred but not required. Survey course to examine major debates and current controversies concerning public policy responses to social problems in urban America. Letter (Same as Political Science M115A.) Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Study of applied ethics and governance, taking case-based approach, mixing normative and positive perspectives. Is action X morally right or wrong? How do people reason about whether action X is morally right or wrong? How do governance structures influence how people reason about whether action X is morally right or wrong? How can we design governance structures that encourage people to act ethically, contribute to public goods, and lead productive and fulfilled lives? P/NP or letter (Formerly numbered CM126.) (Same as Political Science M115B.) Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Study of major issues in morality, or lack thereof, of political life. Coverage of both readings in moral and political theory and real-world examples such as Watergate, terrorism, civil rights politics, and presidential campaigns. Topics include basic ethical theory, rolerelative ethics, Machiavellian amoralism, democratic responsibility and representation, ethics of compromise, dirty hands problems, international ethics. Letter M149 California Sustainable : Economic Perspective (Same as Environment M135 and M163.) Lecture, three hours. Examination of specific environmental challenges that California faces. Microeconomic perspective used, with special emphasis on incentives of polluters to reduce their pollution and incentives of local, federal, and state government to address these issues. Focus on measurement and empirical hypothesis testing. P/NP or letter

2 M186C 206 M220 M222 M223 Title Equal Rights and Unequal Education Political Economy of Policy Adoption and Implementation Transportation, Land Use, and Form Transportation Economics, Finance, and Policy Transportation and Environmental Issues (Same as Education M186 and Political Science M183.) Lecture, four hours. Exploration of contradictions between American beliefs about equal opportunity and racial equality and inequalities that exist in public education.three major topic areas in education as vehicles for understanding philosophical and empirical complexities of issues surrounding equality in American education and life. Examination of issues from legal, sociological, political, and philosophical perspectives. Arguments range from Martin Luther King to Ronald Reagan, and legal cases include Plessy versus Ferguson to Brown versus Board of Education, as well as cases still pending in courts. Letter Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Analysis of how policy is formed, adopted, and implemented. How policies are formulated, by whom, how policy agendas are set, how to define relationships between politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists, and media experts. Letter (Same as M250.) Lecture, three hours. Historical evolution of urban form and transportation systems, intrametropolitan location theory, recent trends in urban form, spatial mismatch hypothesis, jobs/housing balance, transportation in strong central city and polycentric city, neotraditional town planning debate, rail transit and urban form. Letter (Same as M256.) Lecture, three hours. Overview of transportation finance and economics; concepts of efficiency and equity in transportation finance; historical evolution of highway and transit finance; current issues in highway finance; private participation in road finance, toll roads, road costs and cost allocation, truck charges, congestion pricing; current issues in transit finance; transit fare and subsidy policies, contracting and privatization of transit services. Letter (Same as M258.) Lecture, three hours. Regulatory structure linking transportation, air quality, and energy issues, chemistry of air pollution, overview of transportation-related approaches to air quality enhancement; new car tailpipe standards; vehicle inspection and maintenance issues; transportation demand management and transportation control measures; alternative fuels and electric vehicles; corporate average fuel economy and global warming issues; growth of automobile worldwide fleet; automobile in sustainability debate. Letter M227 Nonprofit Sector, State and Civil Society (Same as Social Welfare M290S and M287.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Use of political economy perspective to analyze forces that have shaped rise and characteristics of nonprofit sector and its constituent elements. Examination of social history of nonprofit sector in U.S. Exploration of legal and policy environments and distinct organizational forms. Comparative perspective between U.S. and other countries. S/U or letter (Same as Social Welfare M241E and M288.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Designed for graduate students. Various patterns of community action for attaining social welfare objectives; research and field experience directed toward study of social problems within context of community planning; emerging patterns of physical, economic, and social planning within framework of social change theory. Letter M228 Leadership,, and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations

3 M M243 Title Introduction to Regional Regional, ization, and Industrial Policy Community and Housing Policies: Roles of State, Civil Society, and Nonprofits (Same as M230.) Lecture, three hours. Critical and historical survey of evolution of regional planning theory and practice, with particular emphasis on relations between regional planning and developments within Western social and political philosophy. Major concepts include regions and regionalism, territorial community, and social production of space. Letter grading Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Survey of regional development, with special reference to "new economic geography" and its relevance for formulation of local economic development policies. Letter (Same as Social Welfare M290U and M275.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Designed for graduate students. Examination of role of U.S. housing policy and role of government agencies and community organizations. Is problem housing or economic development? Should interventions be directed toward inner city housing markets or through neighborhood strategies? What lessons can be learned from experiences of other countries? Letter M244 Transportation M248 CM250 M252 M286 Toleration, Pluralism, and Diversity Environmental and Resource Economics and Policy Introduction to Environmental Policy Policy Analysis of Emerging Environmental Technologies (Same as M255.) Lecture, three hours. Introduction to analysis, management, and operation of transportation systems. Topics include evaluating transportation system performance, causes and management of traffic congestion, transportation systems and demand management, complete streets, goods movement, shipping, aviation, and highspeed rail policy and planning, public transportation planning, transportation services for elderly and disabled, and intelligent transportation systems. Letter (Same as Political Science M216.) Seminar, three hours. Prior experience in political or legal theory helpful. Exploration of both abstract concepts of toleration and contemporary disputes. S/U or letter (Same as M267.) Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 204 and 208, or 207 and 220B. Survey of ways economics is used to define, analyze, and resolve problems of environmental management. Overview of analytical questions addressed by environmental economists that bear on public policies. Concurrently scheduled with course C115. Letter (Same as M263.) Lecture, three hours. Introduction to basic concepts and methods of environmental analysis covering variety of topics with cross-disciplinary perspectives. of ability to analyze major environmental and resource issues as well as to read, discuss, and write critically about environmental policy. Letter (Same as M268.) Lecture, three hours. Acquisition and utilization of economic, finance, planning, and policy analytic tools needed to evaluate factors that drive market adoption from early to middle market phases. Rooftop solar, electric vehicle, and energy efficiency as focal examples, with emphasis on role of policy and planning incentives intended to spur adoption. Letter

4 M289A Title Immigration, Racial Change, and Education in 21st-Century Metropolis (Same as Education M289A, Political Science M287A, and Sociology M290A.) Seminar, four hours. Examination of metropolitan American society and institutions at beginning of 21st century. Consideration of best available information on patterns of settlement, changing functions of urban space and institutions, and issues of opportunity linked to urban structure in society facing unprecedented demographic change that will end primarily European domination of our society by mid-century, creating democracy with no racial or ethnic majority. How this demographic transition and postindustrial transformation of urban functions and space interact to shape opportunity and inequality. Vast economic transformations, brought about by globalization of workplace and dramatic decline of industrial employment in advanced nations, not only greatly raise stakes on creating equal opportunity but also cut off what were previously extremely important parts of intergenerational mobility. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course M289B). 290 International Poverty and Economic Economic and empirical analysis of poverty and related topics such as health and education in international economic development. Emphasis on applying tools of microeconomics and empirical analysis for thinking critically about poverty and economic development. Aims to familiarize students with recent academic research on various topics. Sub-theme is to provide professional tools and experience in using data sets for analysis. Letter 120 Introduction to Cities and Lecture, three hours. Survey of urban history and evolution in U.S., urban social theory, current growth trends, system of cities, urban economy and economic restructuring, traditional and alternative location theories, urban transportation, and residential location and segregation. P/NP or letter 121 Policy & Lecture, three hours. Examination of current urban planning and policy issues and debates, such as normative theories of good urban form, metropolitan organization and governance, economic development and growth management, edge cities, spatial mismatch hypothesis, urban poverty, racial/ethnic inequality, gender and urban structure, sustainability, and future of cities. P/NP or letter 129 Special Topics in Policy & Research Lecture, three hours. Examination of particular planning/policy subfield (e.g., economic development, environmental planning, housing and community development, international planning and development, land use, or urban design) in some depth. Specific topic area rotates depending on instructor. May be repeated for credit with topic change. P/NP or letter CM137 Southern California Regional Economy (Same as Labor and Workplace Studies M180.) Lecture, three hours. Introduction to regional economy, with emphasis on Los Angeles. Key economic sectors, labor market composition, and review of conflicting portrayals depicting dynamics of region. Two all-day bus tours of key economic regions and guest lectures by regional experts included. Concurrently scheduled with course C237C. Letter

5 Title 141 for Minority Communities Lecture, three hours. Overview of planning history, theory, and contemporary issues that affect low-income communities, communities of color, and underserved neighborhoods, particularly in Los Angeles area. Field of planning offers distinct perspectives and opportunities for improving vulnerable communities. Topics range from discussion of intersection between race and income, critical race theory, community development, residential segregation, spatial mismatch, and environmental justice to social justice. P/NP or letter CM160 Environmental Politics and Governance (Formerly numbered CM160.) (Same as Environment M164.) Lecture, three hours. Environmental planning is more than simply finding problems and fixing them. Each policy must be negotiated and implemented within multiple, complex systems of governance. Institutions and politics matter deeply. Overview of how environmental governance works in practice and how it might be improved. Letter M162 Land Use and (Same as Environment M162.) Lecture, four hours. Examination of institutional and historical evolution of land use in U.S. Comparison and contrasting of how cities have evolved in different parts of U.S. and some recent trends in urbanization. Relationship of state-level land-use policies and politics and ways in which localities plan. Environmental, social, and equity aspects of different patterns of urbanization and likely trends into future. Letter M163 California Sustainable : Economic Perspective (Same as Environment M135 and M149.) Lecture, three hours. Examination of specific environmental challenges that California faces. Microeconomic perspective used, with special emphasis on incentives of polluters to reduce their pollution and incentives of local, federal, and state government to address these issues. Focus on measurement and empirical hypothesis testing. P/NP or letter CM165 CM166 Environmentalism: Past, Present, and Future Global Environment and : Problems and Issues (Formerly numbered CM165.) (Same as Environment M132 and Geography M115.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Exploration of history and origin of major environmental ideas, movements or countermovements they spawned, and new and changing nature of modern environmentalism. Introduction to early ideas of environment, how rise of modern sciences reshaped environmental thought, and how this was later transformed by 19th-century ideas and rise of American conservation movements. Review of politics of American environmental thought and contemporary environmental questions as they relate to broader set of questions about nature of development, sustainability, and equity in environmental debate. Exploration of issues in broad context, including global climate change, rise of pandemics, deforestation, and environmental justice impacts of war. Letter (Same as Geography M128.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed for juniors/seniors. Questions of population, resource use, Third World poverty, and environment. Analysis of global economic restructuring and its connections to changing organization of production and resulting environmental impacts. Case studies from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and U.S. Concurrently scheduled with course C266. P/NP or letter

6 Title M202A Public Control of Land Graduate 1 to 8 (Same as Law M286.) Lecture, three hours. M202A is enforced requisite to 202B. Exploration of 21st-century land-use public controls, private practice, and litigation in California from basic planning, zoning, subdivision controls, and official mapping to regional growth management, sustainability, and environmentally sensitive land protection. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 202B). M202B Public Control of Land Graduate 1 to 8 M203A/B Seminar: Affairs Graduate 1 to 8 Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course M202A. Continuation of course M202A. Exploration of 21st-century landuse public controls, private practice, and litigation in California from basic planning, zoning, subdivision controls, and official mapping to regional growth management, sustainability, and environmentally sensitive land protection. S/U or letter (Same as Law M526.) Seminar, three hours; two field trips. M203A is enforced requisite to 203B. Consideration of selected aspects of housing law and policy, including current federal and state housing subsidies; remedies of housing consumers; impacts of market discrimination against children, racial minorities, and women; and local governmental laws influencing cost and supply, such as antispeculation and rent control legislation. Catalytic role of economic and community development in expansion of housing supply also considered. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 203B). 211 Law and the Quality of Life Lecture, three hours. Introduction to law as urban system, directed primarily toward those interested in intersection of law and policy: broad array of urban issues examined, as is law's role as partial cause and cure of urban problems. Examination of law as changing process rather than collection of principles, so that students develop facility to interact with law and lawyers in positive and forceful manner. S/U or letter 219 Special Topics in Built Environment: Green Collar Jobs, Green Buildings and Social Justice: Pathway to a Sustainable City Lecture, three hours. Topics in built environment selected by faculty members. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter 229 Special Topics in Methods: China s Sustainability Challenge Lecture, three hours. Topics in planning methodology selected by faculty members. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter M230 Introduction to Regional (Same as M241.) Lecture, three hours. Critical and historical survey of evolution of regional planning theory and practice, with particular emphasis on relations between regional planning and developments within Western social and political philosophy. Major concepts include regions and regionalism, territorial community, and social production of space. Letter Lecture, three hours. Introduction to new approaches to urban studies, basic concepts and analytical approaches of urban political economy, with major emphasis on American urban problems and restructuring of modern metropolis. Topics include historical geography of urbanization, development and transformation of urban spatial structure, suburbanization and metropolitan political fragmentation, urban fiscal crisis, and role of urban social movements. Concurrently scheduled with course C133. S/U or letter 233C Political Economy of ization

7 Title (Formerly numbered 234B.) (Same as Geography M229B.) Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: course M265. Science and politics of modern environmentalism and planning in light of transformations inherent in global change, including how to address these questions in ways that go beyond green consumerism and bifurcation of wild, ecological, and human environments. American environmentalism has become 234B Conservation in dominant model for many conservation practices. Informed by Inhabited Landscapes Muirist model of idea of untrammeled nature with people-less set-asides for spiritual and scientific contemplation of nature; this approach used in environmental policy and as key idea in conservation and fragment biology. At opposite end is environmental planning devoted to infrastructure in hyperhuman habitats (cities). Exploration of these competing models and many reasons to be skeptical of both in 21st century. Letter (Same as Geography M229C.) Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: course M234A. Some major issues M234C associated with development of specific natural resources. Resource-Based Topics include nature of particular resource (or region associated with it), its previous management, involvement of state, corporations, and local groups, and environmental and social impact of its development. Letter Lecture, three hours. 235A is not requisite to 235B. 235A Questions of urbanization and planning in low- and middleincome countries. Case studies from Latin America, Africa, and ization in Developing World I Asia. Lectures, student presentations, and policy debates. Letter 235B Lecture, three hours. Questions of civil society, ization and Rural nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and social movements (NGOs in low- and middle-income countries. Case studies from Latin and International America, Africa, and Asia. Lectures, student presentations, and ) policy debates. Letter (Formerly numbered 236B.) (Same as Geography M236B.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course M236A. Application of theories of regional economic development, location, and trade 236B Globalization learned in course M236A to contemporary process known as globalization. Examination of nature and effects of globalization on development, employment, and social structure, along with implications for policy. Letter 237B and Regional Economic Applications Advanced Seminar: and Regional Special Topics in Regional and International : Sustainable in China Lecture, three hours. Survey and analysis of economic development strategies in U.S. Because economic development strategies seek to modify or shape existing conditions, focus on how policies attempt to harness dynamics associated with new forms of industrialization, intensified global competition, and interrelationships among capital, labor, and state. Letter Lecture, three hours. Consideration of labor-related programs, policy, and strategy in international and comparative context. Review of major approaches to improving quality, quantity, and access to jobs, including training, regulation, migration policy, organizing strategies, and social safety net. Global in scope, with particular reference to countries of global south. Letter Seminar, three hours. Topics in urban and regional development selected by faculty members. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter

8 252 Title Parking, Transportation, and Land Use 253 Sprawl M258 C Transportation and Environmental Issues Environmental Politics and Governance Environmental Problems: Water Resources Natural Resource Conservation M264A Environmental Law Graduate 3 or 4 Studio, three hours. Students of different backgrounds and interests collaboratively and individually analyze and propose solutions for actual transportation planning and urban design problem. simulates real-world professional planning project of type that students might be assigned if working for consulting firms or public agencies. Students acquire ability to collect and synthesize evidence typically marshaled by transportation planning and urban design professionals, urban and site analysis capabilities, design and physical planning skills, and data analysis and design presentation and representation abilities. Letter (Formerly numbered M256.) (Same as M221.) Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 207 and 220B, or 201 and 203. s of travel patterns in metropolitan areas, recent trends and projections into future, overview of travel forecasting methods, trip generation, trip distribution, mode split traffic assignment, critique of traditional travel forecasting methods and new approaches to travel behavior analysis. Letter (Same as M223.) Lecture, three hours. Regulatory structure linking transportation, air quality, and energy issues, chemistry of air pollution, overview of transportation-related approaches to air quality enhancement; new car tailpipe standards; vehicle inspection and maintenance issues; transportation demand management and transportation control measures; alternative fuels and electric vehicles; corporate average fuel economy and global warming issues; growth of automobile worldwide fleet; automobile in sustainability debate. Letter (Formerly numbered C260.) Lecture, three hours. Environmental planning is more than simply finding problems and fixing them. Each policy must be negotiated and implemented within multiple, complex systems of governance. Institutions and politics matter deeply. Overview of how environmental governance works in practice and how it might be improved. Letter Lecture, three hours. Water is life and wealth in California, which has world's most extensive long-distance, interbasin water transfer system. To date, water resources planning has been devoted almost exclusively to adding facilities for water delivery. But conflicts over additional developments have basically precluded further extension of this system, despite growing pressures to increase supplies. Examination of environmental impacts, geography, use of water, and consideration of resource planning. S/U or letter (Formerly numbered 263.) (Same as M252.) Lecture, three hours. Introduction to basic concepts and methods of environmental analysis covering variety of topics with cross-disciplinary perspectives. of ability to analyze major environmental and resource issues as well as to read, discuss, and write critically about environmental policy. Letter (Formerly numbered M264A.) Lecture, three hours. 264A is enforced requisite to 264B. Examination of field of environmental law through analysis of various legal issues and public policy: legal consequences of public decision-making strategies and allocation of primary responsibility for various environmental decisions. Focus on air pollution and Clean Air Act as means of illustrating policy issues underlying field. Concurrently scheduled with Law 290. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 264B).

9 Title M264B Environmental Law Graduate 1 or 2 Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 264A. Continuation of course 264A. Examination of field of environmental law through analysis of various legal issues and public policy: legal consequences of public decision-making strategies and allocation of primary responsibility for various environmental decisions. Focus on air pollution and Clean Air Act as means of illustrating policy issues underlying field. Concurrently scheduled with Law 290. S/U or letter Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Questions of population, resource use, Third World poverty, and environment. Global Environment Analysis of global economic restructuring and its connections to C266 and : changing organization of production and resulting environmental Problems and Issues impacts. Case studies from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and U.S. Concurrently scheduled with course CM166. S/U or letter (Same as CM250.) Lecture, three hours. M267 Requisites: courses 207 and 220B, or 204 and Environmental and 208. Survey of ways economics is used to define, analyze, and Resource Economics resolve problems of environmental management. Overview of and Policy analytical questions addressed by environmental economists that bear on public policies. Letter (Same as M286.) Lecture, three hours. Acquisition and utilization of economic, finance, planning, and policy Advanced Seminar: analytic tools needed to evaluate factors that drive market 268 Environmental Analysis adoption from early to middle market phases. Rooftop solar, and Policy electric vehicle, and energy efficiency as focal examples, with emphasis on role of policy and planning incentives intended to spur adoption. Letter 269 Special Topics in Lecture, three hours. Topics in environmental analysis and Environmental Analysis policy selected by faculty members. May be repeated for credit. and Policy: Smart S/U or letter Growth M Homelessness: Housing and Social Service Issues Community Economic (Same as Social Welfare M206A.) Lecture, 90 minutes; discussion, 90 minutes; one field trip. Review of current status of homelessness: who homeless are, what social services and housing are available, existing and proposed programs -- appropriate architecture, management, and sources of funding. Outside speakers include providers of services to homeless. Letter Lecture, three hours. Introduction to fundamentals of community economic development and neighborhood development strategies. Overview of basic approaches, important concepts, resources and language of field, and major strategies for revitalization of low-income neighborhoods. Letter M275 Community and Housing Policies: Roles of State, Civil Society, and Nonprofits (Same as M243 and Social Welfare M290U.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Designed for graduate students. Examination of role of U.S. housing policy and role of government agencies and community organizations. Is problem housing or economic development? Should interventions be directed toward inner city housing markets or through neighborhood strategies? What lessons can be learned from experiences of other countries? Letter M276 Housing and Community (Same as Law M287.) Lecture, three hours. M276A is enforced requisite to 276B. Examination of past 40 years of federal and state programs to stem urban decline and improve housing in U.S.; comparison and contrast of legal and policy initiatives in areas of public housing, housing segregation, mortgage subsidies, landlord/tenant law, urban renewal, and community organizing. Research paper required. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 276B).

10 Title C284 Looking at Los Angeles Lecture, three hours. Introduction to history and physical form of Los Angeles, with emphasis on understanding social, economic, and political issues in development of Los Angeles. Concurrently scheduled with course C184. Letter M287 Nonprofit Sector, State and Civil Society M288 M291 M292 Leadership,, and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations Introduction to Sustainable Architecture and Community Elements of Design (Same as M227 and Social Welfare M290S.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Use of political economy perspective to analyze forces that have shaped rise and characteristics of nonprofit sector and its constituent elements. Examination of social history of nonprofit sector in U.S. Exploration of legal and policy environments and distinct organizational forms. Comparative perspective between U.S. and other countries. S/U or letter (Same as M228 and Social Welfare M241E.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Designed for graduate students. Various patterns of community action for attaining social welfare objectives; research and field experience directed toward study of social problems within context of community planning; emerging patterns of physical, economic, and social planning within framework of social change theory. Letter (Same as Architecture and Design CM247A.) Lecture, three hours. Relationship of built environment to natural environment through whole systems approach, with focus on sustainable design of buildings and planning of communities. Emphasis on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and appropriate use of resources, including materials, water, and land. Letter (Same as Architecture and Design M271.) Lecture, three hours. Introduction of basic knowledge of elements and methods of urban design. Multidisciplinary approach leading to understanding of political, socioeconomic, and technological framework of urban systems and its dynamic interrelations. S/U or letter M404 Joint /Architecture Studio (Same as Architecture and Design M404.) Lecture, one hour; discussion, one hour; studio, four hours. Opportunity to work on joint planning/architecture project for client. Outside speakers; field trips. Examples of past projects include Third Street Housing, Santa Monica; New American House for nontraditional households; Pico-Aliso Housing, Boyle Heights; working with resident leaders at Los Angeles City public housing developments. S/U or letter M470 Improving Worker Health: Social Movements, Policy Debates, and Public Health (Same as Community Health Sciences CM470 and Environmental Health Sciences M471.) Lecture, three hours; fieldwork, two hours. Examination of intersection between work, health, and environment, analysis of social causes of health disparities, investigation of historical trends and social movements, interpretation of current policy debates, and development of innovative interventions. S/U or letter