Charles Hoch Ph.D.,
Professor
Professor Hoch received his doctorate in Urban Planning from UCLA in 1981. After a short stint at Iowa State he settled in Chicago teaching urban planning in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois. Hoch has written several books on the conduct of planning, most recently with Frank So and Linda Dalton, editing The Practice of Local Government Planning (International City Managers Association, 2000); as well as authoring What Planners Do: Power, Politics and Persuasion. (Planners Press, 1994). He has also published research on housing and community development including Under One Roof edited with George Hemmens and Jana Carp (SUNY Press, 1996) and authoring with Robert Slayton. New Homeless and Old: Community and the Skid Row Hotel. (Temple University Press, 1989). Hoch has published articles on planning theory, practice and housing in The Journal of the American Planning Association, The Journal of Planning Education and Research, The Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Planning Theory, Plan Canada and other social science journals.
Hoch teaches planning theory, physical planning and professional development in the Urban Planning and Policy Program. Recent planning studio projects include for the Chicago Housing Authority the Washington Park Neighborhood Affordable Housing Plan (2003), two commercial character plans for the Village of Oak Park, Illinois (2004) and a master plan studio for the UIC campus (2006). Hoch has twice received CETL curriculum grant awards.
An active member of the UIC community he has served on the faculty senate, the university promotion and tenure committee, chaired the academic services committee and served on every variety of CUPPA and UPP committee in his 28 years at UIC. Professionally he is most proud of his 10 year service as board member for Mercy Lakefront Supportive Housing - an affordable housing developer for the homeless.
Hoch was honored as a UIC University Scholar in 2007.
Courses
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UPP500 History and Theory of Planning
UPP501 Urban Space, Place and Institutions
UPP550 Physical Planning I
UPP552 Physical Planning Studio
UPP555 Making Plans: Course Syllabus
UPP583 Advanced Planning Theory
UPP591 Professional Development Seminar
Research
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Affordable housing and homeless; planning practice; planning theory
Publications
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2007. Pragmatic communicative action theory, Journal of Planning Education and Research 26(3): 272-283.*
2007. Making plans: Representation & intention, Planning Theory 6(1): 15-35.*
2007. How plan mandates work: Affordable Housing in Illinois. Journal of the American Planning Association 73 (1):86-99.*
Contact
chashoch@uic.edu
Room 241 (MC 348)
312-996-2156