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GEOS363: Post-Colonial Cities |
This unit examines processes of urbanisation, urban structure, urban problems and urban policy and planning and under alternative socio-economic, political and historical systems. Particular attention will be given to cities and urban development in Asia and the Pacific, Africa and Latin America. It will explore cross-cultural theories of urbanisation and urban growth, paying particular attention to traditional pre-colonial urban development, 19th and 20th century colonialism and urban development and post-colonial cities. It will examine current urban problems in post-colonial cities including housing and squatter settlements, social disadvantage and minorities, the formal and informal economic sectors, migration and homelessness and demographic, environmental and health problems.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
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tbd - To be determined
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| Staff Contact: |
Executive Officer |
| Prerequisites: |
14 cp above 100 level including one of GEOS215, GEOS217, GEOS218, GEOS219, GEOS280 or ECON349
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| NCCWs: | GEOS360
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| Unit Designations: |
Social Science
Science
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of Human Geography |
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