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

Rudolf Giffinger, TUW, Tuesday, 14.03.2023, 15:00 - 17:30:

   Introduction: Urbanisation in the context of globalization

Franziska Sielker, TU Wien, Tuesday, 21.03.2023, 15:00 - 17:30: 

  Urbanisation in Southeast Asia - Urban Heat Islands and the challenge of High Rise Cities

Albert Kraler, Danube University KremsTuesday, 28.03.2023, 15:00 – 17:30:

  Migration and urbanisation of African Cities

Andreas Hofer, TUW, Tuesday, 18.04.2023, 15:00 - 17:30:

  Mobility as a key issue in urban dev.: Bogotá and Curitiba

Johannes Jäger, FH BFI, Tuesday, 25.04.2023, 15:00 – 17:30:

  Regulation of urban development in Latin America

Karin Fischer, Kepler University Linz, Tuesday, 2.05.2023, 15:00 - 17:30:

  Urban systems, settlement structures and development models in Latin America

Andrea Rieger-Jandl, TUW, Tuesday, 09.05.2023, 15:00 – 16:30

  Globalisation, identity and architecture in selected cities and settlements

Mladen Jadric, Tuesday, 09.05.2023, 16:30 – 18:00

  Urbanisation and Metropolisation of Chinese cities

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

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

organized via TUWEL