Social Life of Cities

[0.50] credits · Undergraduate

This course will investigate the ways that the forms and functions of modern cities contribute to urban social life in the Global North by examining spatial patterns and processes of economic restructuring, social dynamics and political change in Canadian and non-Canadian cities. Students discuss and interpret evolving urban forms from a geographical perspective. The central questions in the course are as follows: How are societal values and power relationships expressed through the built environment? How are social relationships influenced by urban systems and spaces, and how do human interactions in turn influence the fabric of the city?