GEOG 505 A: Spatial Dimensions of Chinese Development

Autumn 2020
Meeting:
W 3:30pm - 6:20pm / * *
SLN:
15859
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

This seminar aims at enhancing students’ understanding and developing critical analysis of China’s spatial development.  The course focuses mainly on the internal dynamics of China’s spatial structures.  The course first looks at two major spatial issues in the pre-modern era: population-land and government-economy. The main focus of the course is on contemporary China’s spatial development, especially in relation to industrialization, urbanization and demography.  

The main topics are: the rural-urban dual system, the spatial structures of the state and the economy, rural land and urbanization issues.  The course draws on literature in geography and other social science disciplines. Each student is expected to complete weekly readings, participate in presentations and discussions, and prepare a research paper (or equivalent) of his/her choice in the 2nd half of the course.

Instructor’s homepage: http://faculty.washington.edu/kwchan/

Catalog Description:
Addresses several major spatial topics critical to present-day China's development, including: population and land relationship, the spatial structures of economic activities and governments; rural-urban relations and transition; central-local relations; the hukou system; population mobility at different spatial scales and urban centers.
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
March 28, 2024 - 12:52 pm