Urbanization and Environment

Utbildningsfakta

Kod: KG7204

<b>Purpose and learning objectives</b> Half of the world’s population now resides in urban areas. Many lack access to sufficient incomes, housing, safe water and sanitation. The course analyses city and slum growth, environmental consequences and economic and social inequalities. The focus lies on local environments in cities of the South, on people’s provisioning strategies and their individual and collective actions. <b>Content and teaching methods</b> The course addresses theoretical perspectives on urban growth, urban environments and economic and political processes. Urban change is understood in the context of global processes. Theoretical insights are applied through the study of concrete sectors – water provision, housing etc – and cities. Various methods for studying urban processes and environmental impacts will be compared. The approach is cross-disciplinary.

Behörighet

Bachelor degree incl. 60 HECs in a social science discipline or in interdisciplinary environmental studiers, or the first 30 credits from the Master's Programme in Globalization, Environment and Social Change, and English B (from the Swedish upper secondary education or equal).

Utbildningstillfällen

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• Urbanization and Environment

  Stockholm University

  Startdatum: 19 januari 2026

  Slutdatum: 22 mars 2026

  Studietakt: 100 %