Course Description
This course will introduce students to urban social processes, urban form and urban history. A particular emphasis will be placed on global urbanization, internal spatial and social structure of cities, as well as past and contemporary urban problems.
Distribution Requirement: Social Science
Lecture hours: 36
Tutorial hours: 12
Exclusion: GGR124H1 or a combination of any of the following two: GGRA03H3 or GGRB05H3 or GGRC10H3
Prerequisite: 4.0 credits
Core Skills Developed
- understanding the processes fuelling urbanization, uneven development, and global urban change
- analysis of real-world data related to cities and urban development at different scales
- application and communication of critical geographic perspectives related to the study of urban issues