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DAAE2012: Urbanism and the Global South
This unit of study explores urbanism transnationally with a focus on the Global South cities to expose students to the accelerating rate of urbanisation in fundamentally different urban settings. It unpacks complexities of urbanism specific to the Global South including but not limited to enormous rate of urban transformation, massive infrastructure gaps, ubiquitous informality, confronting inequalities, and exponatial rate of climate change. In doing so, the unit sheds light on the historic, socio-economic, and geo-political setting behind the complexity of urban challenges and opportunities in unfamiliar geographies. This will provide students with provocative and productive urban frameworks for all cities, informed by an ability to transfer learnings from the Global South to the local context and unpack some of the growing concerns about widening inequities, infrastructure lags and others.
| Code | DAAE2012 |
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| Academic unit | Urban and Regional Planning and Policy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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DAAE1002 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of urbanism globally with reference to the North/South divide and its colonial roots and post-colonial realities.
- LO2. Demonstrate an understanding of the complexities of urbanism specific to the Global South, including but not limited to the enormous rate of urban transformation and density, massive infrastructure gaps, ubiquitous informality, confronting inequalities and others.
- LO3. Demonstrate independent and critical thinking to unpack the upcoming urban challenges specific to the Global South, including but not limited to devastating climate change; (climate and terrorism-related), refugee crises, and others.
- LO4. Demonstrate capacity with critical thinking to unpack the historical, socio-economic, and geopolitical setting behind the complexity of urban challenges and opportunities in unfamiliar geographies.
- LO5. Demonstrate an ability to transfer learnings from the Global South to the local context and unpack some of the growing concerns about widening inequities, infrastructure lags and others.
- LO6. Demonstrate an ability to – individually and collaboratively – develop critical professional documents and effectively communicate the complexities of urbanism at an international level.
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- Semester 2, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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