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THEUNIVERSITYOFVICTORIADEPARTMENTOFGEOGRAPHY

Course Outline - Fall 2016 GEOG 332

UrbanDevelopmentintheGlobalSouth

INSTRUCTOR: Dr.JuttaGutberlet Office: SS&MB312Phone: 4724537E-mail: gutber@uvic.ca

LECTURES:Monday&Thursday1:00to2:20PM LOCATION:ElliottBuilding162 OfficeHours:M&Th2:30to3:30PM

COURSEOBJECTIVESThiscourseexaminesfundamentalcharacteristicsofurbanorganizationanddevelopmentin the global south. We will analyse the central phenomena of urbanization and urbandevelopmentaswellasderivingurbanchallengesinthisregion.Thestudentswillacquireknowledgeonkeysocial,economic,culturalandenvironmentalissuesincitiesintheglobalsouth. In the lectures we will discuss development paradigms and characteristics ofeveryday experiences. The course follows a ‘problem based’ and ‘solution oriented’approach,with the lectures introducing theoreticalandproblem-based,practicalcontent.Webeginwith covering theoretical concepts ondevelopment andurbanization and thenworkonspecificurbanchallengesintheregion.Studentswillprepareacasestudyandgivea shortpresentationon the research findings, followedbyclassandgroupdebates.Overthe duration of the course individual or groups of students will prepare a researchassignmentonaspecifictopic.Inweeks11and12thegroupswillpresenttheirfindings.StudentswillhaveauniqueopportunitytoexchangeideasviaonlinewithscholarsandstudentsfromuniversitiesintheglobalSouth.Thespecificobjectivesareto:• Introducekeyaspectsofurbandevelopment/urbanization/policy;• Expand the student’s knowledge on social, cultural, economic and environmental

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urbanproblemsandsolutionsfromtheglobalsouth;• Stimulatecriticalthinkingandskillstoanalysisandsolveproblems;• Provide opportunities for examining and interpreting a broad range of current

developmentissuesthroughgeographicalanalysis;• Enhance report preparation and writing skills and improve debating and

presentationskills.

Week Dates LECTURETOPICS

1 08Sept. IntroductiontothecoursecontentandcourserequirementsTheoriesofdevelopment:Mythsandrealities

2 12Sept.15Sept.

UrbandevelopmentandurbangrowthCriticalurbanizationtheories:the‘urbanpoliticalecology’framework

3 19Sept.22Sept.

UrbaninequalityUrbanspaceandgender

4 26Sept.29Sept.

TheinformalcityInformalsectorcontributionstoeconomicdevelopment

5 03Oct.06Oct.

UrbangovernanceandpublicparticipationParticipatorybudgeting

6 10Oct.13Oct.

Thanksgivingnoclasses

HousingandtherighttotheCityResearchpaperproposaldue

7 17Oct.20Oct.

PublicinfrastructureandserviceprovisionCo-productioninpublicservices

8 24Oct.27Oct.

HealthandeducationintheSoutherncityUrbanfoodsecurity

9 31Oct.03Nov.

TransportationandmobilityinthecityTransportationinnovationsandchallenges

10 7.Nov.10Nov.

Digitaldivideandopportunities

ReadingBreak11 14Nov.

17Nov.

Environmentalchallenges:air,waterandsoilcontamination

Examination

12 21Nov.24Nov.

StudentpresentationsStudentpresentations

13 28Nov.01Dec.

CoursedebateResearchPaperdueCoursedebateandfinalevaluation

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COURSETEXTParnell,S.&Oldfield,S.(Eds.)(2014)TheRoutledgeHandbookonCitiesoftheGlobalSouth.AbingdonandNewYork:Routledge.ThetextbookisdownloadableatUVic’slibrary.READINGLIST

Week REQUIREDREADINGS

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Theoriesofdevelopment:Mythsandrealities-Hodder,R.(2000)Developmentgeography.London:Routledge,Ch.1:Approachestodevelopment,pp.5-13.

2 Urbandevelopmentandurbangrowth:theoreticalframework-Mabin,A.(2014)GroundingSoutherncitytheoryintimeandspace.In:CourseText,pp.21-36.-Lawhon,M.,Ernstson,H.andSilver,J.(2014)Provincializingurbanpoliticalecology:TowardsasituatedUPEthroughAfricanurbanism,Antipode,46(2),497-516.

3 Urbaninequality,urbanspaceandgender-Mitlin,D.(2003)Addressingurbanpovertythroughstrengtheningassets.HabitatInternational27:393–406.-Tacoli,C.&Chant,S.In:CourseText,pp.586-597-Caldeira,T.P.R.In:CourseText,pp.413-427

4 Theinformalcity-Chen,M.&Skinner,C.In:CourseText,pp.219-236.-Gutberlet,J.(2016)Fromhazardous‘informal’recyclingtodecentworkingconditions.In:UrbanRecyclingCooperativesBuildingresilientcommunities,LondonRoutledge,pp.39-56.

5 Urbangovernanceandpublicparticipation-Davila,J.D.In:CourseText,pp.474-487-Marquetti,A.,SchonerwalddaSilva,C.E.&Campbell,A.(2012).Participatoryeconomicdemocracyinaction:ParticipatorybudgetinginPortoAlegre,1989−2004.ReviewofRadicalPoliticalEconomics,44(1):62–81.

6 HousingandtherighttotheCity-Boonyabancha,S.(2009).Landforhousingthepoor--bythepoor:experiencesfromtheBaanMankongnationwideslumupgradingprogrammeinThailand.EnvironmentandUrbanization,21(2),309-329.

7 Publicinfrastructureandservices-Parnell,S.In:CourseText,pp.431-433.-Jaglin,S.In:CourseText,pp.434-448.-Gutberlet,J.etal.(2016)Socio-environmentalentrepreneurshipandtheprovisionofcriticalservicesininformalsettlements.In:Environment&Urbanization 28:205-222.

8 HealthandeducationintheSoutherncity-Herrick,C.In:CourseText,pp.556-568.-Crush,J.In:CourseText,pp.543-556.-Koont,S.2008.ACubanSuccessStory:UrbanAgriculture.ReviewofRadicalPoliticalEconomics40(3):285-291.

9 Transportationandinfrastructure-Behrens,R.In:CourseText,pp.459-474-Barter,P.A.(2008).Singapore’sUrbanTransport:SustainabilitybyDesignorNecessity?In:Wong,T.-C.,Yuen,B.andGoldblum,C.(Eds.),SpatialPlanningforaSustainable

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Singapore,(pp.95–112).Springer:Singapore.

10 Digitaldivideandopportunities-Benner,C.In:CourseText,pp.236-251

11 Environmentalchallenges:air,waterandsoilcontamination-Belletal.(2006).TheavoidablehealtheffectsofairpollutioninthreeLatinAmericancities:Santiago,SãoPaulo,andMexicoCity.EnvironmentalResearch.100.431-440.-Simon,D.&Leck,H.In:CourseText,pp.613-628-BradleyC.Parks&J.TimmonsRoberts(2006):Globalization,VulnerabilitytoClimateChange,andPerceivedInjustice,Society&NaturalResources,19:4,337-355

COURSEREQUIREMENTS I.Casestudyposterandpresentation(20%)Each studentwillprepareaposterhighlightinga case study linked to theweekly coursetopicprovidedinthecourseoutline.Whilebeingscholarlyincontent,thepostershouldbepreparedinastylethatwillalsoreachanon-academicreadership.Providea listofthreesuggestedacademicreadingsat theendofyourposter.Pleasebringyourpostertothepresentation.Thestudentwillhave10-minutestointroducethehighlightsfromthecasestudyresearchpresentedasposter.II.Researchpaperandpresentation(40%)Students will prepare a research paper focused on a specific challenge in urbandevelopment related to the global South (2500 words maximum). The topics will beprovidedinclassbutcanalsobechangedafterdiscussionwithme.ThestudentswillhavetheopportunitytodiscusswithscholarsorpractitionersfromcitiesintheglobalSouth,todefineameaningfulresearchtopic.Thepapershouldincludeabibliographywithat leastsixpeer-reviewedacademicjournalreferences(APAreferencingstyle).Thestudentshandinaresearchpaperproposalof2pages,outliningtheproposedtopicandresearchquestion,relevanceofthetopic,2to3referencesbyOctober13th,answeringthequestions:whyisthetopicrelevantandhowareyougoingtoaddressit.Iwillprovideearlyfeedbacktohelpyoudevelopyourwork.In week 7, half way through the students’ progress and the research process will beaccessed. Finally, the studentswill prepare a class presentation on their key findings oftheirprojects.DEADLINEtohandintheresearchpaperisNovember28th.III.Classparticipation(10%)It is expected that students actively take part in the class discussions and debates. Thestudents are expected to ask questions after the presentations. Thismark ismadeup ofshorttestsinclass.

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IV.Classdebate(10%)V.Examination(20%)COURSEPOLICIESANDSTUDENTRESPONSIBILITIESLecturesandclassroompolicies

• Classwillstartontime.Ifyouhavetocomeintoclasslate,pleasedosointheleastdisruptivemannerpossible.Asasignofrespecttotheinstructorandtherestoftheclass,latearrivalsarediscouraged,asareearlydepartures.

• Studentsareexpectedtodotheassignedreadingsinadvanceandbepreparedtoparticipateinclassdiscussionsandin-classactivities.Pleasenotethatparticipationdoescounttowardsyourgrade.

• Etiquetteregardingtheuseofcomputersandotherelectronicdevices:Theuseof

computersandotherelectronicdevicesinclassshouldbelimitedtoactivitiesrelatedtothecourse.Pleaseturncellphonesoffduringclass—ringers,earphonesandtextingaredisruptiveandunacceptable.

Writtenassignments

• Formatting:Courseworkmustbewordprocessed,doublespaced,12pointfontsize.Assignmentsshouldbeproofreadpriortosubmissiontoinsurethattheyarefreeofgrammaticalandspellingerrorsandmustincludealistofallreferencescitedinthetext,usingtheAPAcitationstyle.Allcourseworkshouldincludethestudent’snameandstudentnumber,thecourse’scodeandname,andthatoftheinstructor,inordertoavoidlossorimproperidentification.Thereisnoneedtouseacoverpagetodoso.

• Submissionguidelines:Allassignmentsmustbesubmittedelectronicallythroughonthedatespecifiedbytheinstructor.

• Latesubmissions:Worksubmittedlatewillbeacceptedwitha5%dailypenalty

(includingweekenddays),uptosevendaysaftertheduedate.Ifneeded,youmaysubmityourassignmentduringtheweekendasawaytominimizelatepenalties.Incaseofanoutstandingvalidsituationyoumustcontactme,preferablyinadvance.IcannotconsideraparticularsituationunlessIknowaboutit,sodonotwaituntiltheendofthetermtocommunicatewithmeifsomethingdidcomeup.Forhealthreasons,adoctor’scertificatemustbesubmitted.Noextensionswillbegrantedunlessyouhavecommunicatedwiththeinstructorandyourreasonshavebeendeemedvalid.

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MARKALLOCATION(i) Examination 20% (ii) Posterandpresentation(10%+10%) 20%(iii) Researchpaper 30%(iv) Finalpresentation 10%(v) Classdebate 10%(vi) Participation 10% GEOGRAPHYGRADINGSYSTEM

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ThepoliciesofthecurrentUniversityofVictoriaCalendarwillguideourgradingofyourwork.Readcarefullythesections“AvenuesofAppeal”(p.17),“PlagiarismandCheating”(p.19),and“EvaluationofStudentAchievement”(pp.21-22).Pleasenotethefollowinginformation,inadditiontothesectionon“PlagiarismandCheating”onpage19oftheCalendar.CourseExperienceSurvey(CES)Ivalueyourfeedbackonthiscourse.Towardstheendofterm,asinallothercoursesatUVic,youwillhavetheopportunitytocompleteananonymoussurveyregardingyourlearningexperience(CES).Thesurveyisvitaltoprovidingfeedbacktomeregardingthecourseandmyteaching,aswellastohelpthedepartmentimprovetheoverallprogramforstudentsinthefuture.ThesurveyisaccessedviaMyPageandcanbedoneonyourlaptop,tablet,ormobiledevice.Iwillremindyouandprovideyouwithmoredetailedinformationnearerthetimebutpleasebethinkingaboutthisimportantactivityduringthecourse.“TheUniversityofVictoriaiscommittedtopromoting,providingandprotectingapositive

andsafelearningandworkingenvironmentforallitsmembers.”