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Course Name	Turkish	City and Society
	English	City and Society
Course Code	ITB 222E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Elvan Gülöksüz
Course Objectives		1. To analyse the social relations which shape the cities; 2. Introduce the processes of capitalist urbanisation and industrialisation that started in the Nineteenth Century in a historical and comparative perspective; 3. Analyse contemporary processes of urban change and urban problems; 4. Develop the ability to read and understand texts, make research and write; 5. Develop the ability to communicate and discuss issues effectively.
Course Description		This course deals with the social relations shaping the cities. The course introduces the processes of capitalist urbanisation and industrialisation that started in the Nineteenth Century in a historical and comparative perspective. This historical overview is followed by the analysis of contemporary processes of urban change. Economic and institutional developments, ‘deindustrialisation’, processes of urbanisation in developing economies, ‘gentrification’, housing problems of the urban poor, urban public space, ecological-social problems of urban society and contemporary rural-urban migration are analysed.
Course Outcomes		Students who pass this course will be able to;? 1. Recognise the social relations which shape the cities;? 2. Describe the processes of capitalist urbanisation and industrialisation that started in the Nineteenth Century in a historical and comparative perspective;? 3. Analyse contemporary processes of urban change and urban problems; 4. Read and understand texts, make research and write in an enhanced way; 5. Communicate and discuss issues in an enhanced way.
Pre-requisite(s)		English proficiency
Required Facilities		None
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Textbook		Weekly lectures involve the relevant references.
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