NIGK17015U Transformation of Cities and Landscapes: Globalisation and Local Strategies
MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics
MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a Minor
Subject
The majority of economic, political and social activity is today formed by urbanisation. Today an increasing number of people are living and working in city-regions – including peri-urban settings. At the same time, many cities and peripheral regions are struggling with job losses, industrial restructuring and depopulation, and thus, many countries face new forms of spatially economic and social inequalities. This course provides an overview of how globalization, the social, political and economic processes of nation-states, cities and the countryside in combination with planning are key drivers behind geographical and spatial changes in contemporary urban and rural areas. This include focuses on the understanding of the transformation of urban and peri-urban regions, space and place and the conceptualisation of cities and landscapes together with emphasis on the rise of the new economy and economic restructuring, social geography including gentrification and the role of spatial planning.
Knowledge:
Globalisation, rescaling, city-regions, small and medium sized cities, urban competition, the new economy, segregation, gentrification, mobility, governance, planning, spatial development and the geographical consequences of the social, political and economic processes in contemporary urban, peri-urban and rural regions.
Skills:
Read scientific literature related to the transformation of cities and landscapes in the fields of urban, economic and social geography and spatial planning. Evaluate and analyse scientific methods, theories and empirical data and evidence. Use correct scientific definitions and terms.
Competences:
Undertake an analysis of the transformation of cities and landscapes using key theories, concepts and empirically material.
Identify the central changes and analyse the recent political, social and economic transformation of cities and landscapes. Discuss the relations between the main social, political and economic changes and their geographical consequences in urban, peri-urban and rural areas.
Identify and analyse the new spaces of production and everyday life, using key concepts, central theoretical perspectives and empirical material.
Identify the main changes in spatial planning including and have an understanding of the central theories and their implications for local development.
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- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 136
- Project work
- 35
- Theory exercises
- 35
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, Ongoing preparation throughout the courseOral examination, 20 minutesThe 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. A combined grade is given after the oral examination.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Re-exam
Identical to ordinary exam.
The student has the following options:
Is the quality of the written assignment not acceptable, the student can choose to either hand in a new or revised report.
Is the quality of the written assignment acceptable, the student can choose to either hand in a revised report or resubmit the original report from the ordinary exam.
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 outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGK17015U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- B
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course Coordinators
- Lars Winther (lw@ign.ku.dk)