1 中山大学政治与公共事务管理学院 本科全英课程教学大纲样本 Course Profile for Undergraduates Semester Fall 2013 Course Title Urban Management Course Type Required Credits 3 Hours per Week 3 Total Hours 54 Instructor Information Title, Name: Associate Professor, Ye, Lin Contact information: linye123gmail.com Course Description This course is designed to provide students with an overview of urban management theories and practice and their applications in China. Teaching Philosophy and Approach This course will be conducted with a combination of lecture, discussion and group project. Interactive learning is strongly encouraged for students to develop an overall understanding and critical thinking of urban management issues. Classroom Rules All students are expected to attend class and contribute to discussions having completed the assigned readings. Students participation in class discussion will be graded. Make-up exams will only be available for students who had family or medical emergencies. Other usual university rules apply. Course Assessment 1. Class attendance and participation 20% 2. Group project 30% 3. Research paper 50% (proposal 10%, presentation 10%, paper 30%) Weekly Lectures Please see the attached Weekly Schedule Textbooks and References Recommended text in English: Introduction to Cities, eds. Chen, Orum, and Paulsen, 2013 Governing Cities in a Global Era, eds. Hambleton and Gross, 2007 Managing Cities in Developing Countries, by van Dijk, 2006 Chinas Urban Transition by John Friedmann, 2005 Enhancing Urban Management in East Asia, eds. Freire and Yuen, 2004 Recommended text in Chinese: 现代市政学 王佃利、张莉萍、高原主编 城市管理学 杨宏山主编 Other required readings include journal articles and academic reports2 Weekly Schedule Week 1September 17 Mid-autumn Festival Holiday, NO CLASS MEETING Week 2September 26 Introduction to the Course: The Study of Cities and Urban Management Week 3October 3 National Day Holiday, NO CLASS MEETING Week 4October 10 Globalization and Cities Reading: 1. Hambleton and Gross (2007), page 1-10 2. Sassen, Saskia. 2005. The Global City: Introducing a Concept. Brown Journal of World Affairs, 11(2), 27-43. 3. Savitch, H. V. 2002. What is new about globlisation and what does it portend to cities? International Social Science Journal, 54 (172), 179-189. Week 5October 17 Group Assignment Preparation, NO CLASS MEETING GROUP SIGN-UP Week 6October 24 Chinas Urbanization and its Challenges to Urban Management Reading: 1. Chapter 3 (Friedmann, 2005) 2. Heikkila, Eric J. 2007. Three Questions Regarding Urbanization in China. Journal Planning Education and Research, 27, 65-81. 3. Li, X, Xu, X., & Li, Z. (2010). Land Property Rights and Urbanization in China. The China Review, 10(1), 11-38. Week 7October 31 Urban Management: Functions, Technology, and Innovation Reading: van Dijk (2006), page 3-12, 123-134 Freire and Yuen(2004), page 131-144 Hambleton and Gross (2007), page 113-124 Week 8November 7 Urban Environment, Infrastructure, and Sustainability Reading: van Dijk (2006), page 157-173 Freire and Yuen, page 145-150 PAPER PROPOSAL DUE Week 9November 14 Urban Redevelopment Reading:3 1. He, Shenjing and Wu, Fulong. 2005. Property-Led Redevelopment in Post- Reform China: A Case Study of Xintiandi Redevelopment Project in Shanghai. Journal of Urban Affairs, 27(1), 1-23. 2. Yang, You-Ren and Chang, Chih-hui. 2007. An Urban Regeneration Regime in China: A Case Study of Urban Redevelopment in Shanghais Taipingqiao Area. Urban Studies, 44(9), 18091826. 3. Ye, Lin. 2011. Urban Regeneration in China: Policy, Development, and Issues. Local Economy, 26(5), 337-347. Week 10November 21 Urban Housing Reading: 1. Huang, Youqin and Jiang, Leiwen. Housing Inequality in Transitional Beijing. 2009. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 33(4), 936-956. 2. Zhao, P. Lu, B. and Linden, G. 2009. The Effects of Transport Accessibility and JobsHousing Balance on Commuting Time: Evidence from Beijing. International Planning Studies, 14(1): 6583. Week 11November 28 Group Presentation: Local Urban Management Cases Week 12December 5 Mega-Events as an Urban Strategy Reading: 1. Essex, S. and Chalkley, B. 2004. Gaining World City Status through Staging the Olympic Games. Geodate, 17(4), 7-11. 2. Shin, H. B. 2009. Life in the Shadow of Mega-Events: Beijing Summer Olympiad and Its Impact on Housing. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 2(2), 122-141. 3. Ye, Lin and Sun, Jian. 2010. Mega-Events, Local Economies, and Global Status: What Happened Before the 2008 Olympics and the 2010 World Expo in Beijing and Shanghai. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 39(2), 133-165. Week 13December 12 Regional Development and Governance Reading: 1. Chapter 2 (Friedmann, 2005) 2. Xu, Jiang and Yeh, Anthony G.O. 2005. City Repositioning and Competitiveness Building in Regional Development: New Development Strategies in Guangzhou, China. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 29(2), 283-30