After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• describe and explain migration and urbanisation in countries of the global south and changes in national and global urban systems
• discuss forms and problems of urban growth through different experts
• declare disparities in the metropolitan growth
• discuss planning strategies and governance efforts in the global - local context

Dates and topics of each lecturer

Tuesday, 15.03.2022, 15:00 - 18:00: 
urbanisation in the context of globalisation
Rudolf Giffinger, TUW

Tuesday, 22.03.2022, 15:00 - 18:00: migration and urbanisation
Albert Kraler, Danube University Krems

Tuesday, 29.3.2022, 15:00 - 18:00: mobility as a key issue in urban development: bogotá and Curitiba
Andreas Hofer, TUW

Thursday 7.4.2022, 15:00 - 18:00: Urban systems, settlement structures and development models in Latin America
Karin Fischer, Kepler University Linz

Tuesday, 26.04.2022, 15:00 – 18:00: urbanisation: regulation of urban development in Latin America
Johannes Jäger, FH BFI

Tuesday, 3.05.2022, 15:00 - 18:00: Connectivity and Urbanisation - infrastructure development in the 21^st century through the Belt and Road Initiative
Franziska Sielker, TUW

Tuesday, 10.05.2022, 15:00 – 18:00: urban development in China
Mladen Jadric

onsite lectures: presentation of distinct topics through respective lecturer; open discussions

Videos of topics are issued via TUWEL

online exam in open book fomat within time period of 4 hours

organized via TUWEL