ACTIVE LEARNING MODULES ON     
THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL CHANGE 
Global Change and 
Urbanization in Latin America
By
Sarah Hilbert and Victoria Lawson
Department of Geography, University of Washington
 
What Is This Module About? | Editor's Note | Full Table of Contents 
Unit 1: Urbanization and Global Change Unit 2: The Role of Migration in Urbanization Unit 3: Life on the Edge:  Informality in the Urban Setting
References | Glossary | Notes on Active Pedagogy | Supporting Materials | Appendix


Significant revisions were contributed by CCG2 Summer 1996 workshop particpants Paula Benitez (Clark University), Sarah Bednarz (Texas A&M University), Kate Berry (University of Nevada, Reno), Karl Korfmacher (Denison University), Holly Morehouse-Garriga (Clark University), Tamar Rothenberg (Rutgers University), Frances Slater (University of London), Herschel Stern (Mira Costa College), Doracie Zoleta-Nantes (Rutgers University), and by Project Staff member Jeremy Holman (Clark University).

Developing Active Learning Modules on the Human Dimensions of Global Change
"Global Change and Urbanization in Latin America"
© 1997 by the Association of American Geographers, 1710 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-3198. Phone: (202) 234-1450, Fax: (202) 234-2744, E-mail: gaia@aag.org. ISBN: 0-89291-247-2. Printed copies of this document may be ordered directly from the Association.

Project director, Susan Hanson, Clark University, acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the Association of American Geographers (AAG) (Grant No. DUE-9354651) for the development of these teaching materials. Administrative support is provided through the AAG's Second Commission on College Geography (CCG2) and the AAG's Educational Affairs Director, Osa Brand, and her staff. General Project support is provided by Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts which also hosted a workshop to develop the modules further. The hard work of the conference participants evident in these materials is greatly appreciated. Kay Hartnett, Clark University, gave most generous and proficient graphic design advice. Module authors, co-authors, and other contributors are solely responsible for the opinions, findings, and conclusions stated in this module which do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF or AAG.

These materials were converted to hypertext form by Jeremy Holman, CCG2 Project Staff Member (Clark University) with the permission of the authors and the AAG .  The format of the Internet version of these materials has been adopted and modified from that developed by  Jennifer Goett, University of Texas at Austin.

This page was created on 04/22/98 by Jeremy Holman.  Last updated on 01/15/99 by JTH.