Describing and explaining of migration and urbanisation in less developed countries and changes in national and global urban systems. Discussion of Forms and Problems of urban growth through different experts. Discussion of planning strategies and governance efforts in the global - local context.

The lecture will be offered in english language!

The process of urbanisation characterizes the evolution of settlements since many decades. Socioeconomic change and technological progress provides this process and creates new forms of production and consumption in the local, regional and global context. Different types of urbanisation and urban development can be distinguished. Regional disparities invrease through processes of erosion in peripheral regions and the increasing attractivity of cities. Consequently, migration flows towards urban agglomerations accelerate urbansiation since many decades and lead to new problems of urbanisation and socio-spatial development. New issues for urban policy emerge inevitably: - How to reduce migration flows into cities? - How to handle rapid urban growth? - Which strategies are to be observed for different typs of cities in the context of competition and sustainability? These questions are dealt with by several experts from different disciplines and regarding cities in Latin America and Asia.

Modul-Introduction: Tuesday, 6th of March, 2012, 15.00 - 16.30,  seminarroom 1/3, Operngasse 11, 3. floor, statt. 
Lectures::
13. 3. urbanisation in the context of globalisation, Rudolf Giffinger, TUW 
20.3. migration and urbanisation, Albert Kraler, ICMPD
27.3. urbanisation: regulation of urban development in Latin America, Johannes Jäger, FB des BFI
17.4. mobility as a key-issue in urban development: bogotá and curitiba, Andreas Hofer, TUW
24.4. settlement structures and urban development in Latin America, Karin Fischer, Uni Linz
8.5. urban development in China, Mladen Jadric,TU

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