TRP629   International Field Class: Urban Development   (15 credits)

Description

This unit provides students with the opportunity to explore and research urban development issues in the field and to enhance their understanding of the potential responses to such issues with reference to a particular developing country. The module will provide students with hands-on experience of fieldwork in a major urban centre; with exposure to planning and urban development practice; and with exposure to the human and physical context experienced by the majority of the population in cities of the Global South. The module contributes to students' transferable skills through teamwork, research design and implementation and through presentation skills.

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