Issues in City Politics
Political Science · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where POL-2505 counts
Counts toward 9 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- CRS 3-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- CRS 4-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
- ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
- ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
- POL 4-YEAR BA IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POL HONOURS BA IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
- UIC 4-YEAR BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
- UIC HONOURS BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course examines current issues affecting cities and city regions throughout Canada and the world, and the political and policy responses of government. The course covers a number of topics, including: decaying infrastructure; population growth; housing affordability; gentrification; transportation; and climate change. The course examines the origins of these issues, the tools available to government to address them, and the contradictions and conflicts that exist within governments' policy responses.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.