Unit name | Cities, Housing and Public Policy |
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Unit code | SPOLM1072 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Izuhara |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
s None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
At a time when the world’s urban population is greater than the world’s rural population, and when cities themselves are becoming increasingly globalised, this unit examines key issues facing citizens and policy makers in urban society. Drawing on eclectic literature including (but not limited to) urban studies, urban geography, sociology and political science, the unit addresses ways in which cities develop and change; the challenges they face; and how they are governed. The unit explores a wide range of interdisciplinary topics including globalising cities, gentrifying cities, cities and technology, healthy cities, and social conflict in financialised cities. The sessions will focus on specific policy issues such as housing and shelter, inequalities, sustainability, and new forms of urban governance. Policy issues will be explored in a variety of urban settings internationally.
The overall aims of the unit are:
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
The unit will be delivered through blended learning involving a combination of lectures, group discussion and self-directed exercises.
1 x written assessment of 4,000 words (100% and linked to ILO 1-4)
Bridge, G. and Watson, S. (Eds) (2010) The Blackwell City Reader 2nd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell.
Marcuse, P. and Madden, D. (2016) In Defence of Housing: The Politics of Crisis, Verso.
Ren, X and Keil, R. (Eds) (2017) The Globalizing Cities Reader 2nd Edition, London: Routledge.
Rossi, U. (2017) Cities in Global Capitalism, Cambridge: Polity Press.
UN-HABITAT (2016) Urbanization and development: Emerging Futures, World Cities Report
Relevant journals include: Urban Studies, Cities, Environment and Planning, International Journal
of Urban and Regional Research, Housing Studies