Geography of cities and metropolitan regions 4208-GMiRM-OG

The lecture is to familiarize students with the processes of metropolisation taking place at various spatial scales. The lecture will be divided into five thematic blocks. The first block will concern the functioning of cities on a global and national scale. In particular, the characteristics of the global city as well as the metropolitan network will be presented, including the economic processes shaping it and the impact of metropolisation processes on the national settlement systems. The second block will be devoted to the formation of urban regions, indicating their stages and the most important manifestations at various scales, i.e. the city center (gentrification), suburban zones (suburbanization) and regional hinterland (extraterritorialization). The third block will focus on the spatial structure and its changes, including those related to the socio-spatial diversity on an urban scale (closed estates), the concept of new cities in the suburbs and the separation of metropolises from the regional hinterland. In the fourth block, the spatial dimension of the sectoral approach to metropolitan development will be presented in the form of a creative city, new housing spaces, new consumption spaces, and the changing role of transport systems. The last part will deal with urban and metropolitan policy. In particular, the main actors of the "city game" will be presented, and the issue of managing metropolitan areas will be discussed on the example of a multiplayer game.

Type of course

general courses

Course coordinators

Maciej Smętkowski

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

Student (1) Knows and understands the functioning of spatial structures in various scales and dimensions (K_W01) (2) Can explain and analyze contemporary urban development and spatial processes, including their conditions and consequences. (K_U01) (3) Can analyze the determinants of spatial processes occurring in cities and metropolitan regions. (K_U01)

Assessment criteria

Lecture: Mark based on written exam (100%).

Bibliography

Podstawowa:

1. Pacione M., 2001, Urban Geography: a global perspective, Rouledge.

2. Jałowiecki B., 2000, Społeczna przestrzeń metropolii, Wyd. Nauk. Scholar, Warszawa.

3. Gorzelak G., Smętkowski M., 2005, Metropolia i jej region w gospodarce informacyjnej, Wyd. Nauk. Scholar, Warszawa.

Uzupełniająca:

4. Soya E.W., Postmetropolis: Critical Studies of Cities and Regions,

5. Olejniczak-Korcelli E., 2012, Region metropolitalny: pojęcie, struktura przestrzenna, dynamika, Prace Geograficzne 235, IGIPZ PAN, Warszawa.

6. Smętkowski M. (i.in.), 2012, Europejskie metropolie i ich regiony: od krajobrazu gospodarczego do sieci metropolii, Wyd. Nauk. Scholar, Warszawa.

Additional information

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