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Description
The module comprises occasional lectures, weekly small-group tutorials supporting group and individual analysis work on regeneration in London. Proposals will be presented by each group for actions in the area. Student work will be presented and discussed in class at intervals.
The module also involves self-study and the writing of an individual essay on the topic of development planning in London.
In more detail, students who do well in the course should develop:
A) a knowledge and understanding of:
The social, economic and physical history and conditions in a small or larger part of London, and the problems and potentialities of the area being studied.
B) Intellectual skills - learning to:
Analyse the sections of society with actual or potential interests in an area, examine the scope for compromise or conflict among those concerned, propose alternative policies and actions in the spatial, social and economic dimensions and predict their outcomes, costs and benefits.
Questions of 'gentrification' will be central.
C) Practical skills:
Observation, description, analysis and representation
Identification and use of information sources
Estimation and forecasting
D) Transferable skills - be better able to:
Write clear English
Make oral / visual presentations
Work in groups
Acquire and demonstrate appropriate IT skills.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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