Urban Revolution: Space and Society in Global Context
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Examination of potentialities and challenges of 21st-century urban revolution in global context. Introduction of theoretical frameworks and conceptual methods used by urban studies and planning to study cities and urban transformations, and historical and contemporary analysis of urbanization to learn about key urban processes such as agglomeration, segregation, gentrification, and suburbanization. Students learn about institutions and policies governing transportation and housing, and forms of community organizing and civil society that seek to redress urban inequalities. Introduction to key theories of space and utopian visions of urbanism. Letter grading.
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10.0 / 10
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10.0 / 10
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5-10 hrs/week
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10.0 / 10
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Don't be turned off by the 3.3 rating; this is easily the best class I've taken so far at UCLA and it should have a 5.0 rating. Roy is THE best professor I've had at UCLA. Although this class is pretty difficult because of its theoretical content, I would absolutely take it again. I went to every single lecture because I knew I was going to learn something new, interesting, practical, maybe mildly infuriating lol. But this class covers material that is so relevant to today's society. We covered decolonization, abolition, property, houselessness, violence, geography, and more. Cannot recommend this class enough. Midterm & final were reasonable as long as you were paying attention to lecture / somewhat the readings.
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Grading Information
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No group projects
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Attendance not required
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1 midterm
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Finals week final
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100% recommend the textbook