Module GEOG2511: URBAN GEOGRAPHY

Department: Geography

GEOG2511: URBAN GEOGRAPHY

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To introduce students to a range of debates in contemporary urban geography.
• To enable students to understand the changing economic, political, social and cultural composition of cities.

Content

• 1) Understanding 'the urban': Conventional Mappings of the City.
• Urbanism as a 'Way of Life'.
• Re-Thinking the spatiality of the City.
• 2) Urban Economies: Industrial Cities.
• Fordist/post-Fordist Cities.
• Informational Cities.
• 3) Urban Politics: Cities and 'Collective Consumption'.
• Transitions in Urban Governance.
• New Horizons in Urban Policy.
• 4) Urban Cultures: Cities as Sits of Heritage.
• Cultures of the Heteropolis.
• 5) Conclusions.

Learning Outcomes

• Students are expected to be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of a range of current debates in urban geography.
• Understand a variety of approaches to urban geographical enquiry.

• Critically evaluate available evidence on urban forms and processes.
• Write effectively about these debates, approaches, forms and processes.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Basic facts on urban geography are introduced and explained in lectures.
• Concepts and approaches are introduced in lectures and discussed and developed in tutorials.
• Factual understanding is tested in exams and coursework.
• Critical evaluation and effective writing are tested in exams and coursework.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

In line with Board of Studies policy for all Level 2 optional modules, formative assessment is provided through formative feedback on summative coursework.