GES3470 - Urbanisation and Regional Development in the Indo-Pacific Rims

Leader: Priya Rangan and Craig Thorburn

Offered

Not offered in 2007

Synopsis

This unit engages in a comparative analysis of the geographical and economic dimensions of spatial and social change in the countries and regions of the Indo-Pacific Ocean rims. Themes include: state policies of economic growth, urbanisation and industrialisation, regional disparities in industrial growth, gender dimensions of industrialisation, politics of ethnicity; environmental outcomes of industrialisation, and urban governance. Objectives Students successfully completing this unit will:

1. Show a sound understanding of theoretical concepts of state-led economic development, urbanisation, industrial growth, and regional development;
2. Develop a comparative analytical perspective for examining urbanisation and the role of the state in shaping spatial and economic development over time;
3. Gain in-depth understanding of the processes of spatial and social change occurring in one country region within the Indo-Pacific rims;
4. Be able to construct analytical arguments relevant to urbanisation and sustainable regional development issues in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this unit will:

1. Show a sound understanding of theoretical concepts of state-led economic development, urbanisation, industrial growth, and regional development;
2. Develop a comparative analytical perspective for examining urbanisation and the role of the state in shaping spatial and economic development over time;
3. Gain in-depth understanding of the processes of spatial and social change occurring in one country region within the Indo-Pacific rims;
4. Be able to construct analytical arguments relevant to urbanisation and sustainable regional development issues in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English.

Assessment

Weekly tutorial commentaries (500 words) : 25%
Research essays (3000 words) : 50%
Examination (Take home 1000 words) : 25%

Contact hours

3 hours (1 hour lecture and 1x2 hour tutorial) per week

Prerequisites

Any second-year human geography unit or permission of unit coordinator