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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2017 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Cédric Duchêne-Lacroix (c.duchene@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | THIS COURSE IS A CO-TEACHING BY KARL-HEINZ GAUDRY & CÉDRIC DUCHÊNE-LACROIX UN projections show the world’s rural population has already stopped growing, but the world can expect to add close to 1.5 billion urban dwellers in the next 15 years, and 3 billion by 2050 (UNFPA 2016). How we the world will meet the challenges of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development will be tied to this process. The world is increasingly urban, and Africa, along with parts of Asia, is now an epicentre of urbanization (OECD 2017). Urbanization was rapid in the post-independence period, slowed in the 1990s and picked up again in the 2000s (UN-Habitat, 2010). Africa’s urban population is likely to triple by 2050, with Africa and Asia accounting for nearly 90 per cent of the world’s urban population growth (UNDESA, 2014). Urbanization “occurs now often in a span of about 30 years, as opposed to the pace of urbanization that took place some 150 years ago in the developed countries. In Europe, cities have expanded on average by 78 %, whereas the population has grown by only 33 % over the past 50 years (WUP 2014). In observing the main factors of growth and decline, Africa and Europe show differentiated and interdependent drivers that contribute to urbanization. The Habitat III Conference and the New Urban Agenda discussed the important challenges of how cities, towns, and village can be planned and managed; setting global standards of achievement in sustainable urban development, rethinking the way we build, manage, and live in cities through drawing together cooperation with committed partners, relevant stakeholders, and urban actors at all levels of government as well as the civil society and private sector. Students will be introduced to… • Theories of urban life and urban spaces (Chicago School, residential ecology, Louis Wirth , Whyte, Simmel, etc. ) • The historical perspective of colonial urbanization (mercantile colonialism, industrial colonialism, late colonialism) • Urban form and land use in the LDCs, with a focus in Africa. Urban form and LU in Europe (focus on the current trends of land grabbing / land-property-value) • Problems of urbanization in Europe and Africa • Methods and tools for the analysis of urban landscapes (Cultural comparison: How to compare? Is Urbanization Different in Africa?) • Placemaking, eventing, living with diversity, Scenography / Governance of cities / Tools for integration (incl. “informal settlements”) |
| Lernziele | This module is designed to familiarise students with the processes of urbanization This competence will have to be applied when students prepare an essay. Students will work independently in groups to develop these and be guided by the tutors. In this course students are expected to: • gain an understanding of the most pressing urbanization issues facing the globe, with a concentration on Africa and Europe, • develop an understanding of important models and assumptions used to predict future urban conditions, and their uncertainties associated Students will: • develop the capacity to assess scientific information critically • reflect about the role of urbanization and its associated interdependencies • develop qualifications like literature research skills, reading of scientific documents, writing skills |
| Literatur | APPELHANS, NADINE. (2017) Urban Planning and Everyday Urbanisation: A Case Study on Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Transcript-Verlag. FRIEDMANN, JOHN. (2010) Place and Place-Making in Cities: A Global Perspective. Planning Theory & Practice 11: 149–165. OBRIST, BRIGIT, VEIT ARLT, and ELISIO MACAMO. (2013) Living the City in Africa: Processes of Invention and Intervention. LIT Verlag Münster. WIRTH, LOUIS. (1928) The Ghetto. University of Chicago Press. WHYTE, WILLIAM F. (1993) Street Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum. 0004 ed. Univ of Chicago Pr. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Culture and Society (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Environment and Development (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Sachthematische Fragestellungen der Ethnologie (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Bachelor Studienfach: Ethnologie) Modul Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Master Studienfach: Ethnologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Theory and General Anthropology (Master Studienfach: Anthropology) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Projects and Processes of Urbanization (Master Studiengang: Critical Urbanisms) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Group essays |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Kompetenzzentrum Afrika |