NGEK10015U The Dynamics of City Regions: Social and Economic Change
MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics
MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a minor
subject
Cities and city regions are fundamental places in modern societies. They are essential places of living and vital places for innovation, production and creativity. The course studies contemporary economic changes of city-regions by focusing on urban and regional development. Focus is on the rise of the post-industrial knowledge economy and the new economic and social geographies, the new divisions of labour and social classes and how these are linked to urban restructuring.
Knowledge:
City regions, creative cities, knowledge economy, innovation,
labour and human capital, divisions of labour and social classes,
industrial localisation, new urban spaces, amenities and urban
growth, strategic planning.
Skills:
- Explain and analyse the central economic and social changes and geographical consequences of the current transformation using key concepts, central theoretical perspectives and empirical material including
- Analyse the transformation of cities and city regions using key theories, concepts and empirically material.
Competences:
Assess and apply results, methods, theory and data in connection with the dynamics of city regions.
Please see Absalon course page.
- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 171
- Theory exercises
- 35
- Total
- 206
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, during courseOral examination, 20 minutes
- Type of assessment details
- The written assignment is prepared during the course and must be handed in prior to the exam week. The oral exam uses the written assignment as its point of departure. It includes the titles listed in the officially approved reading list. The oral examination is without preparation. A combined grade is given after the oral exam.
- Aid
- Without aids
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners.
- Re-exam
Resubmission of written assignment, 20 minutes oral examination. The written assignment must be handed in prior to the re-examination week. The oral exam uses the written assignment as its point of departure. It includes the titles listed in the officially approved reading list.
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see learning outcomes.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NGEK10015U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 1
- Schedule
- B
- Course capacity
- 25
The number of places might be reduced if you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.
Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Høgni Kalsø Hansen (Hh@ign.ku.dk)