GEO 250 Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context

How do cities grow and change? What environmental, economic, social, and political forces bring them into being? Why are they the source of so much of the world’s economic and cultural dynamism and at the same time the site of so much dysfunction and conflict? In this course we will use writing to investigate the geographic contours of key urban challenges such as economic development, segregation, inequality, housing, slum growth, gentrification, environmental justice, violence, downsizing, and urban sprawl. We will wrestle with the opportunities and constraints facing urban reformers and city planners, and explore visions of urban social justice and sustainability.

Credits

4

Distribution

(IG) (SS) (W)