Unit

School Of Social Sciences

Geography of Urban and Regional DevelopmentWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101343.1

Discipline: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Student Contribution Band: 1

Level: 2

Credit Points: 10

Equivalent Units
400341 - Geography of Regional Development

About this Unit
In 2010 this unit replaced by 101556 - The Geographies of Social Difference. Is the gap between the rich and poor nations increasing? Why does the development of human potential vary so much from place to place? How should we respond to issues of global and regional inequality? *Concepts of regions and regionalism *Globalisation, development and under-development at the global level *Uneven development within countries and regions *The spatial distribution of human settlements and their relationship to social and political structures *Rural indigenous communities *Migration: Movement of human capital, refugees. *Innovation diffusion and the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on urban and regional development *Techniques of regional analysis and modelling *Regional economic development planning *Regional issues and conflicts in Australia and the Pacific Rim.