Courses
GEOG3006 Regional Geography of China (3 units)
- Medium of Instruction:
- English
This is an introductory course on the geography of China. A regional approach is employed to provide students a comprehensive collection of topics over the physical setting, natural resources, population, urban and regional development, industrial and agricultural development, administrative system and geopolitics. These topics span across the time period before and after the country launched its economic reform. The course addresses key social, economic, and environmental issues, with particular reference to sustainable development, responsible resource management, and environmental sustainability. In addition, this course examines the dynamics and evolving patterns of regional inequality, highlighting inclusive growth and balanced regional development, with particular focus on salient development trajectories of diverse regions such as the Pearl River Delta and Greater Bay Area, Yangtze River Delta, Bohai-Bay area, Northeast, Middle and West China, as well as the Greater China region, covering mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The course will also examine infrastructural development, regional connectivity, and global partnerships by paying attention to China’s going global strategy and recent One Belt One Road Initiatives. The implications on China’s international geopolitics will be discussed.