Urbanization and Globalization

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

What is the role of cities in globalization? How does globalization affect cities? One can observe a growing interconnection of the different parts of the globe, despite that urban spaces are becoming major centers on the global scale. The objective of this course is to understand this transformation by relying on the field of geography and its tools. After learning about the conceptual foundations in order to thing about and represent the urban space, we will explore the spaces and forms of urban societies, as well as the social practices and dynamics that define urbanity. The course will then study the logics of interconnection among cities, notably on economic and migratory maps. Finally, we will connect this to the governance of the city, and to the great tasks of management. The differentiation of the urban space according to each continent, notably in accounting for the diverse urbanity of the southern continents, is a major task.