Why are we interested in cities, in this Module?
- In order to have more insight about their transformations
- Because cities are the results of migration
- Cities are a major concept within geopolitics
Which of the following is correct?
- Migration is not a new phenomenon
- During medieval times and within European cities, populations were blended
- Between the 16th and 19th century, a vast amount of African people migrated in order to find
Demonstrations, riots and revolutions in cities:
- took place only in Chicago, Mexico and Russia
- Gave birth to the Black Power in the ghetto of the Black Cities of North America.
- Gave birth to many movements, ie. the ones for urban planning politics in Maghreb suburbs of Paris and in Nezahualcoyotl city
In the aftermath of the 21st century:
- Humanitarian aid is a response to the civil wars, attaques and dictatorships in Middle East and African countries.
- The number of refugees at present worldwide highlights the need not for concentration camps but for decent housing
- September 11, 2001 was a reason for the criminalization of migratory and other social movement
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Which of the following is wrong:
- Urban-regional social movements of Latin America can show us the way to decolonize the urban imaginary
- Geography and space are important because they help us understand territoriality and the new ‘topos’
- ‘Habitus in motion’ is a new concept to understand how to live in our everyday life