GEOG 3120

Globalization, the increasing interconnectedness among people and places around the world, has had a profound impact on human society. In this course, students will critically examine the location and distribution of economic activities in the context of globalization, with particular emphasis on economic patterns, processes, and issues at the urban scale. They will survey the distribution of economic activities around the world and examine processes of globalization and uneven economic development. They will analyze how these economic processes are rooted in social, cultural and political realities, and shaped by local, national, regional and global level institutions. Students will critically evaluate relationships among urban economic development and urban land use, transportation infrastructure, climate change, and environmental sustainability.