Cities

Cities

This module is an introduct to urban geograhies. It examines the following issues: conceptualising and theorising urban space/place []; spatial relations and structures; issues of economy, power and socio-spatial inequalities; urban policy attempts at combating uneven development, inequality and regeneration strategies; social justice in the form of social exclusion, the underclass and polarisation; and the different dynamics of cities of the Global North and South. I contribute to this module by speaking about urban inequality; urban (institutional and everyday) politics; and urban futures.

Date

2024-2025

Language

English

Author

Günter Gassner

Keywords

Spatial imaginaries

Spatial practices

Commodification

Activism

Heritage

© 2026 Günter Gassner
© 2026 Günter Gassner