GEOG 6510 - Urban Geography: Cities, Regions, and Globalization

An extensive literature has dealt with the impact of globalization on cities and the formation and functions of global/world cities, especially hyper-global cities such as New York, London, and Tokyo. However, there remain many unanswered questions, such as the responses of cities in developing countries to globalization, the typology of global cities, and the impact of globalization on globalizing cities and regions. Recently, the literature has been expanded to global city regions, emerging global cities, globalizing cities, urban growth management, and urban governance. This course focuses on the understanding of the process of globalization and its impact on cities and regions. It covers the concept and process of globalization, the emergence of global cities and regions, the impact of globalization on urban development, urban spatial cities and regions, the impacts of globalization on urban development, urban spatial restructuring, urban governance, and urban strategies and policies in the global era.