Geography Social Sciences Research Coursework Paper (Other (Not Listed) Sample)

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

This assignment is to compare the engines of change in Old Paris and New Lagos. Use as many of the concepts we have discussed over the last two weeks to address the following two questions.
In what ways is the history of Paris “rhyming” in the socio-spatial processes of Lagos?
How well do you feel that any of the theories described so far in this semester can explain the changes in Paris and Lagos?
https://www(dot)laphamsquarterly(dot)org/roundtable/old-paris-no-more

https://www(dot)newyorker(dot)com/culture/culture-desk/paris-reborn-and-destroyed

https://www(dot)newyorker(dot)comG/magazine/2006/11/13/the-megacity

https://theconversation(dot)com/lagoss-chequered-history-how-it-came-to-be-the-megacity-it-is-today-124306

https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=eJr3WI5cF7U

https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=SGIeAm6NolQ
https://drive(dot)google(dot)com/file/d/1I-3Uf43cLN-8u46N0wvWM9FOG0MwRqgk/view?usp=sharing
This link will give you access to the textbook for the course. Please look through chapters 1-4, 7,8

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