150045 VO Global Cities - Seoul in Comperative Perspective (2014S)
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Mo 2.6. und Di 3.6.2014, 13:00-18:00 Uhr, Seminarraum Koreanologie
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max. 25 participants
Language: English
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course provides an introduction to international urban studies, focusing on global cities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America in comparison with Seoul. We begin with basic questions about the nature of cities and different approaches to studying cities and urbanization. We then explore factors driving urban growth and how this growth affects urban environments. We then examine questions of social organization and governance. In the final section of the course we address topics related to planning and the future of the city
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After completing the course the students will be able to:identify and discuss different processes of urban change in terms such as urbanization, history, politics, economy, city planning, culture, geography, sustainable development and social change.Describe how global trends can be more explicit in some cities than others and give
examples of processes of glocalizationAccount in general terms for key concepts such as the global city; the world city; the modern city;the sustainable city; and the;network cityConceptualize the various functions of cities, both in themselves, and in the global
economy, as well as to know the different groups that inhabit citiesBe aware of forms of urban inequality both within cities and between them.
Be familiar with the roles of urban planners and designers in improving urban areas.
Identify the factors that help to shape city growth, as well as decline, in a historical context
examples of processes of glocalizationAccount in general terms for key concepts such as the global city; the world city; the modern city;the sustainable city; and the;network cityConceptualize the various functions of cities, both in themselves, and in the global
economy, as well as to know the different groups that inhabit citiesBe aware of forms of urban inequality both within cities and between them.
Be familiar with the roles of urban planners and designers in improving urban areas.
Identify the factors that help to shape city growth, as well as decline, in a historical context
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KMA M2, Modul Alternative Erweiterungen (BA)
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