121-214/314 Urban Geography: the Post-Modern City

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When taken from Geography, Faculty of Arts:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

When taken from Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning:

12.5

When taken from Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering:

16.7

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By the end of the subject, the student should:

• have an understanding of major aspects of contemporary urban conditions, and interpretations of them, that have caused some urban theorists to claim the rapid emergence of postmodern 'divided cities';

• be aware of how Australian cities are positioned in such matters, compared to a range of 'world cities' usually discussed;

• . have gained experience in designing and undertaking some original empirical work in Melbourne, that takes up some of the conceptual, methodological and factual material discussed in the subject.

Content:

Consumption characteristics in cities and their expression in different built forms, e. g. gentrified housing, spectacular retailing and tourist developments; the restructuring of contemporary urban labour markets to incorporate flexible production; the dismantling of the post war welfare state and its implications for urban services provision. Issues in urban policy. Gender, class and ethnicity. Survey and case study design.

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