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GPHY 338 Urban Political Geography Units: 3.00
The forces involved in shaping the political environment and spatial structure of urban areas. Emphasis on the significance of decisions concerning public goods in the distribution of income and equity within the city.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (6.0 units from GPHY 227/3.0; GPHY 228/3.0; GPHY 229/3.0) or permission of the Department.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Apply key concepts of power and governance to the context of urban political geography.
- Describe and explain how cities are shaped and developed by spatial and political processes.
- Distinguish between different individuals, groups, and institutions that connect urban politics with social and spatial geographies.
- Formulate their own opinions and justify connections between issues in geography and urban politics.
- Evaluate issues and processes in urban political geography by combining skills in research and critical thought to effectively communicate to academic peers and policy/planning practitioners.