Implicaciones didácticas del estudio geográfico de las ciudades

The financial mechanisms and the important role played by the Mass Media have led, over the last years of the twentieth century, to a uniformity in all forms of life, which has spread throughout urban centers. Educational programmes, therefore, perceive cities as an important theme. The world of the cities has been examined within the field of Geography Studies, from different theoretical perspectives, taking into account concrete ideological and epistemological considerations. The study and understanding of the city is fundamental for the organization of teaching content, as the expression of educational problems, where the students adopt methods and concepts in order to gain a better knowledge of the world in which they live.