Description
This module enables students to situate planning within the wider political, environmental and social context in which it operates. We will set out key debates attempting to explain and analyze urban and environmental political dynamics and their complex inter-relationships before exploring important contemporary challenges.
On successful completion of the module each student will:
- Have gained a greater understanding of key urban and environmental theories and their relationship to cities and urban development
- Be more fully aware of the political context in which planning and related regulation operates
- Be able to critically analyse contemporary debates in urban and environmental politics
- Better understand the varied impacts that urban and environmental issues have on different communities and social groups
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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