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2011-2012 University Catalog
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SOCI 853 - Cities in a Global SocietyCredits: 3 (NR)
Examines the scholarly literature on cities and globalization with a focus on the impact of globalization on urban environments and the effects of urbanization on the processes of globalization. Emphasis on the ways in which globalization restructures urban life in the core and periphery of the world economy with attention paid to the effects of spatial dispersion on the character of economic institutions within the advanced societies, the shifting nature of crime and security, immigration, and the cities of the Global South.
Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0
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