GEO8018 : Local and Regional Development and Governance (Inactive)
GEO8018 : Local and Regional Development and Governance (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Danny MacKinnon
- Demonstrator: Dr Kean Fan Lim
- Lecturer: Professor Stuart Dawley
- Owning School: Geography, Politics & Sociology
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Pre-requisite
Modules you must have done previously to study this module
Pre Requisite Comment
N/A
Co-Requisite
Modules you need to take at the same time
Co Requisite Comment
N/A
Aims
• To provide an advanced knowledge and understanding of local and regional governance, and its inter-relations to local and regional development theory and policy.
• To develop the ability to engage critically with current issues and debates concerning the institutional structures and territorial politics of local and regional governance.
• To highlight an awareness of the role of local and regional development practitioners and professionals in local and regional development, governance, policy and practice.
This module looks at local and regional development and governance in its global context, using case studies from Europe, Asia and North America and a mixture of CURDS staff and visiting researchers. The first part of the module focuses on the EU, where regional disparities have been addressed by the EU’s commitment to spatially balanced economic and social development across its Member States. Lectures examine the future challenges for Europe and experiences in contrasting Member States of the EU. The second part of the module widens the lens to examine experiences from the Asia-Pacific region and North America.
Outline Of Syllabus
Institutions, Government and Governance
Decentralisation
The UK – Devolution and Local and Regional Development
European Regional Policy
Ireland: Dublin and the Regions
North America: Metro-regionalism
South Korea: Seoul and the Regions
Australia: Federalism and Regional Australia
Governance of a 'creative city'? Insights from the transformation of Berlin
China: Henan Province
Project Presentations
Learning Outcomes
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
• An advanced knowledge and understanding of local and regional governance, and its inter-relations to local and regional development theory and policy.
• To develop the ability to engage critically with current issues and debates concerning the institutional structures and territorial politics of local and regional governance.
• An awareness of the role of local and regional development practitioners and professionals in local and regional development, governance, policy and practice.
Intended Skill Outcomes
• An ability critically to engage with current issues and debates in the institutional structures and politics of local and regional governance.
• The ability critically to assess the value, applicability and transferability of local and regional development and governance practice in an international context.
• The ability to solve problems.
• The ability to synthesise and present local and regional development and governance data and to interpret and analyse its significance.
• The ability critically to select and access relevant and appropriate information and data resources within the Robinson library and on-line.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 12:00 | 24:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 176:00 | 176:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
• Introduction of contemporary local and regional governance theory, and its inter-relations to local and regional development theory, policy and practice.
• Interactive, student-focused seminar modes, including discussion of taught and read material, individual and/or group (research-based) projects and presentations, case study analyses, and external (practitioner) speakers
• Involvement in field study visits to case study institutions and projects.
Reading Lists
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 20 | 2 | M | 20 | Oral presentation. To be scheduled by School. |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | M | 80 | 3,200 word project |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
• The individual project assesses the student’s ability to deliver through a written project a coherent, reasoned and critical argument of length developed from extensive reading and discussion. The oral presentation of this project assesses the student’s ability to communicate and present the contents of the project
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- GEO8018's Timetable
Past Exam Papers
- Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/
- GEO8018's past Exam Papers
General Notes
N/A
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