The Political Economy of Urbanization

The Political Economy of Urbanization

GPHY 886
Graduate Courses
3 Units
In-person
3

Course Description

This seminar introduces political economic methods of understanding processes of urbanization as well as current debates within the fields of urban geography and urban planning. Contemporary trends in urban development are analyzed using different critical theoretical toolkits such as Marxism, racial capitalism, and feminist geography. Three term hours. Not offered 2025-26.

Available only to MA and PhD students.