Urban Analysis No. 2: Case Study City Assessment

Urban Analysis No. 2: Case Study City Assessment

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Urban Analysis No. 2: Case Study City Assessment(15%)

Overview

This assignment requires students to analyze what is happening in one of the case study cities, using the analytical frameworkprovidedbyHarvey(1989)andRolnik(2013),asappropriate.Seebelowfordetails.

RequiredReadings

Your paper should draw on both of the followingreadings:

Harvey,David.1989.Frommanagerialismtoentrepreneurialism:Thetransformationinurbangovernancein late capitalism. GeografiskaAnnaler71B:3-17.

Rolnik,Raquel.2013.Lateneoliberalism:Thefinancializationofhomeownershipandhousingrights.

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 37 (3):1058-1066.

 

Choose one of the following case study cityarticles:

 

Beijing:Broudehoux,Anne-Marie.2007.SpectacularBeijing:TheconspicuousconstructionofanOlympic Metropolis. Journal of Urban Affairs 29 (4):383-399.

 

MexicoCity:Becker,AnneandMarkus-MichaelMuller.2013.Thesecuritizationofurbanspaceandthe ‘rescue’ofdowntownMexicoCity:Visionandpractice.LatinAmericanPerspectives189(2):77-94.

 

Mumbai:Weinstein,Liza.2014.‘One-manhandled’:Fragmentedpowerandpoliticalentrepreneurshipin globalizingMumbai.InternationalJournalofUrbanandRegionalResearch38(1):14-35.

 

Toronto:Catungal,JohnPaul,DeborahLeslieandYvonneHii.2009.Geographiesofdisplacementinthe creativecity:ThecaseofLibertyVillage,Toronto.UrbanStudies46(5-6):1095-1114.

 

Key Questions andIssues

UsingHarvey(1989),Rolnik(2013)andoneofthecasestudycityreadings,addressoneofthefollowing questions:

1. Howisspaceproduced,regulatedandconsumedorusedbydifferentactors/forces?
2. How does the built environment reflect and reinforceinequality?

 

Additionaldirection:UseHarvey(1989)andRolnik(2013)toframeyouranalysisofwhatishappeninginyour casestudycity.Providespecificevidence/examplesdrawnfromthecasestudycitytosupportyouranalysis.

Identifyandincludeafewkeyconceptsfromthereviewedarticlestostrengthenyouranalysis.

 

Structure

Include at least the following components in yourassignment:

• Introduction:introducethepurposeofyourpaper;indicatewhichofthetwoquestionsyourpaperfocusedon; provide some general context for understanding the content that follows (approximately ½page).
• Analysis:addressthekeyquestionsandissuesoutlinedabove(approximately3pages).
• Summary:presentkeypointsandfindingsraisedinyourpaper(approximately½page).

 

Guidelines

• Yourtypedworkshouldnotexceed4pages,exclusiveofyourreferences.Includeapageofreferences.
• Integratetheabovequestionsandissuesinanarrativeform(e.g.usingfullsentences,paragraphsand sections);donotwriteyourassignmentusinga“questionandanswer”style.
• Yourassignmentshouldhaveaone-inchmarginwith1.5spacinganduse11or12-pointfont.Numberyour pages.Donotnumberthetitlepage,ifyouhaveone.Staplethefinishedassignment.
• Only include quotes on a selective basis to capture interesting ideas or concepts (not for mundane facts). Giventhesuccinctnatureofthisassignment,itisnotadvisabletoincludelengthyquotes;focusonyourown words andanalysis.
• Useanapprovedin-textcitationmethodinaconsistentandaccuratemannerasneeded(e.g.“Harvey(2008) arguesthat…”).Includepagenumber(s)whencitingadirectquotation(e.g.Robinson,2012,p.514).
• Usedescriptiveheadingstoorganizeyourassignment,asappropriate.
• Include a heading with the course title and code, the assignment title (the title should indicate which of the questionsyouhavechosentofocuson),yournameandstudentnumber,thenameoftheinstructor,andthe date of yoursubmission.

 

Checklist

Beforesubmittingyourassignment,haveyou:Citedyoursources?Usedpropercitations?Answeredallofthe questions? Completed a spell and grammar check? Read your paper aloud to check for clarity? Gone beyond description toanalysis?

 

EvaluationCriteria

Allassignmentsmustrepresentindividualworkcompletedonanindependentbasis.

 

Mechanics:Workisfreeofgrammaticalandspellingerrors,andincludesappropriateacademicreferencing.

 

Clarityofexpression:Workiswritteninaclearandlogicalmanner,andthetoneofthewritingisappropriateto an academicassignment.

Organization:Theassignmentisclearlyorganized,withanintroductionandsummary;withcleartransitions amongparagraphs.

OverallEffectiveness:Theworkisboththoroughandconcise,withevidenceofcriticalthinking;thework follows the guidelines and addresses all of the components of the assignment.

 

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