Urbanisation and Development MSc

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Full time & Part time available
Subject Areas

Geography
Start Date

September
Course Duration

12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
Course Type

MSc
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03 April 2019

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The MSc Urbanisation and Development reviews urbanism from colonial to contemporary periods, emphasising demographic, social, economic, cultural and political processes.

At a time when three-quarters of the world's urban population, and over 90 per cent of future urban population growth, will be in the developing world, it is vital we understand the relationships between urban and development issues from both theoretical and empirical standpoints. This programme pays particular attention to the origins and claims of development theory and practice, and the aims and achievements of contemporary urban policy from a wide variety of thematic and theoretical perspectives.

The programme attempts to provide a conceptual and empirical basis from which to understand urban problems and

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Urbanisation and Development MSc

London School of Economics and Political Science

Department of Geography and Environment

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United Kingdom

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