SUBJECT
Title
Geography of urban and rural areas
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 3
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Formation and causes of development of urban areas, geographical factors, changes of urban spaces in time, and the latest urban development processes. Factors shaping urban development, urban models, certain parts of urban spaces, their transformation, methods of urban research. Inhabited rural spaces and their general geographical characteristics. Analysis of the interrelations of urban and rural areas. Transition processes of settlement networks.
Readings
- Michael Pacione: urban geography. A global perspective. Third edition. Routledge. 2009
- Saskia Sassen: The global city. New York, London, Tokyo. 1992"
- Edward Soja : Postmetropolis. 2000. Wiley-Blakwell