ENVSOCTY 1HB3 - Population, Cities and Development

3 unit(s)

Formerly GEOG 1HB3
An introduction to the study of relationships between people and their environments. The natural, built, social and economic environments are examined through human geography, urban studies, population and development studies, and environmental studies. Topics include: the meaning, and changing significance, of globalization; the causes and consequences of uneven economic and social development; the nature of changes in world population via demographic change and migration; the nature and consequences of global urbanization; and urban planning.
Two lectures, one tutorial (one hour); one term
Antirequisite(s): GEOG 1HB3