Cities: Geography, Planning, and Urban Life

Description

The city from a geographical and planning perspective. Topics include origins of urbanism; mega; migrant, and global cities; urban competitiveness; land use planning and design; suburbanization and sprawl; new urban identities and culture; retailing transport; public space; private and temporary cities; urban poverty; politics and governance; sustainable urban futures. Learning Hours: 120 (18 Lecture, 18 Tutorial, 24 Online Activity, 60 Private Study) Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 2 or above) or permission of Department. Course Learning Outcomes: - Articulate the rationale for several approaches to urban geography and how it is possible to gain urban insights from each. - Define the concepts of space, place, scale, urbanization, urbanism, and planning and understand how they help us study cities from a geographical perspective. - Describe current urbanization trends and projects for countries around the world, with a particular knowledge of the post WWII and contemporary Canadian urban context. - Demonstrate the integral role that space plays in shaping how urban residents express their social and cultural values. - Analyze how cities are governed and how they could be more sustainable in the future. - Demonstrate active listening skills to consider peers' perspectives and to articulate effective communication with peers. Assessment/Exam Context: Course assessment and examinations vary by course; Queen's notes that eligible exchange students whose first language is not English may receive extra final-exam time. Exchange Registration Note: Arts and Science courses are open to exchange students subject to prerequisites and space. Most courses should be in Arts and Science; other faculties may be limited. Education, Medicine, and Nursing are not open to incoming exchange enrolment.