GEOG20070 Urban Geography

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module develops some of the concepts introduced in GEOG10020 by concentrating on issues affecting the development of urban systems during the twentieth century, mainly in Europe, though not exclusively so. We will be concerned with planning issues, especially those in the alternative economic system of the Soviet Union and we will also examine urban social structures and deal with issues such as the regeneration / renewal of urban areas. Inevitably such discussions will lead to consideration of urban transportation, suburbanisation and retail provision. While the module will be concept-driven, we will also take the opportunity to develop your knowledge of real cities.

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Learning Outcomes:

Continued development of critical thinking combined with synthetic and analytic skills Improved knowledge and understanding of e-learning resources Building on knowledge from Stage 1, develop a detailed understanding of European Urbanisation and the forces shaping it Develop the knowledge necessary for GEOG 30080 and other PEP modules

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

10
Autonomous Student Learning

75
Lectures

15
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
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Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

GEOG 10020 or an equivalent module such as PEP 10030 is strongly recommended.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade

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Carry forward of passed components
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Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
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