290123 PS Proseminar zur Vorbereitung der Fachexkursion Ausland: USA (2011W)

Compared to European cities, US-American cities show signals of growth and decline more clearly. This pronounced polarization is on the one hand a consequence of the dominance of a liberal market and on the other hand of the absence of interceding policy.

During the course, examples for growing and declining cities will be analyzed as well as the reasons and consequences of these processes. Due to the actuality of the topic, the participants will also have to focus on the causes of financial crisis and its impact on US-American cities.
This course is followed by a field-trip to the USA during winter term (app. Feb 10 24, 2012). Current route: Chicago - Detroit - Toronto - New York City.