Lecture 1: Introduction

Question 1

It engages with questions such as:

Answer 1

• how do wider global trends affect people’s lives ‘on the ground’?
• How do people engage with each other?
• What tensions exist in everyday society?
• What role does place play in all of this?

Question 2

Key themes

Answer 2

1) Urban society; identity and place
2) Role of the state in shaping place/space
3) Social/ecological justice

Question 3

Twofold division of ideas and concepts:

Answer 3

1. Social theory- sociology, economics, psychology

2. Spatial theory- geography, planning, urban studies, regional science