Postgraduate CUR-GPH513-2023

Urban Geographies

Forge an understanding of how globalisation, gentrification and other such factors have created global cities.Get a snapshot of the relationships cities have with their regions. Forecast the pathways that urbanisation trends will lead us down.

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

28 Aug 2023

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

critically evaluate the processes of globalisation and the key theoretical and conceptual ideas relating to cities including contested claims to place
develop and apply technical skills and ethical practices required to collate, manage and analyse empirical information on cities and regions
critically identify and assess the interrelationships between cities and their regions and communicate complex research data and ideas through different media using a range of technologies
explore new and experimental approaches for understanding cities
synthesise the analytical skills by evaluating and reporting on a specific Urban Geography challenge

Topics covered

- The Allure of the City
- Putting Cities First
- Origins of the City
- City Worlds: Social Geographies of the City
- Global Cities: Command and Control
- Fear and the City
- Cities in Decline?
- Developing World Cities
- The Creative City
- Sustainable Cities
- Tourist-Historic Cities
- Cities of Tomorrow

Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

This subject was previously known as Global Cities and Regions.

This subject explores the key concepts and approaches for understanding cities. The subject draws on consideration of the processes of globalisation, gentrification and urban contestations shaping the social geographies of cities.

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