GB · Masters
MSc Urbanisation and Development
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Program overview
The MSc Urbanisation and Development reviews urbanism from colonial to contemporary periods emphasising demographic social economic cultural and political processes At a time when three-quarters of the world s urban population and over 90 per cent of future urban population growth will be in the developing world it is vital we understand the relationships between urban and development issues from both theoretical and empirical standpoints This programme pays particular attention to the origins and claims of development theory and practice and the aims and achievements of contemporary urban policy from a wide variety of thematic and theoretical perspectives The programme attempts to provide a conceptual and empirical basis from which to understand urban problems and critically evaluate prescribed solutions You will develop an understanding of urban theory and development theory and how they apply to real world situations You will learn how policy intentions and outcomes can be evaluated from economic social political and cultural perspectives from international to local scales and in ways sensitive to concerns for gender ethnicity social justice and democratic deepening
Duration: 10
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