URBN 320 Globalization and Cities

Globalization and Cities will take you on a trip to various cities around the world. This course will provide a global perspective of cities and an urban perspective of globalization. Through this course we will learn the ongoing demographic, cultural, social, political, and environmental transformations and challenges during the process of urbanization in the world. We will also examine the roles of cities in both producing and consuming globalization as well as the interrelationship between globalization and localization.