SPL 518 - Social and Spatial Dynamics in Metropolitan Area

Course Objectives

Introduction to course; rural settlement, metropolitan rural/ urban rural, metropolitan development.The Metropolitan periphery in history: Metropolitan periphery: from pre industry city to global city in developing and developed country. Comparative analysis of socio-spatial and economic structure of developed and developing metropolis in a global perspective. The Metropolitan periphery in Globalization Period: Economic, social and spatial characteristics. Macroform of Istanbul in globalization period. Comparative analysis of socio-spatial and economic structure of Istanbul metropolitan periphery in globalization period.

Course Description

Introduction to course; rural settlement, metropolitan rural/ urban rural, metropolitan development.The Metropolitan periphery in history: Metropolitan periphery: from pre industry city to global city in developing and developed country. Comparative analysis of socio-spatial and economic structure of developed and developing metropolis in a global perspective. The Metropolitan periphery in Globalization Period: Economic, social and spatial characteristics. Macroform of Istanbul in globalization period. Comparative analysis of socio-spatial and economic structure of Istanbul metropolitan periphery in globalization period.