This course provides a critical examination of politics in Canadian cities and the regions that surround them. It explores the coping mechanisms of city-regions, when faced with such forces as physical, economic, and population growth; diversity; globalization; and provincially-mandated restructuring. Central themes include municipal institutions, their development and their operation, and the ways in which key interests interact within urban and suburban areas. (Canadian) Lect: 3 hrs. Prerequisite: POG 210 or POL 27B or (POL 101 and POL 102) or POL 332 or PPA 120; Antirequisites: POL 122, POL 123, POL 222, PPA 122 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
