Traffic and air pollution Beijing, and other major cities, are significant consequences of the rise of urbanization in China. (Photograph courtesy of ding_zhou on Flickr.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Jinhua Zhao
MIT Course Number
11.S945
As Taught In
Fall 2013
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
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Course Description
The course explores the interactions between state and market as instigators of China's urbanization, and its consequences of land, housing, transportation, energy, environment, migration, finance, urban inequality. Themes include the de-synchronization of China's urbanization, potential differences between China's past and future development, and differentiators between China's urbanization and those of other countries. This discussion-based course asks students to participate in the conversation with the course instructor and guest lecturers by drawing upon their experiences and academic or professional backgrounds.