| Uitgebreide vaknaam |
Urban and Regional Economics |
| Leerdoelen |
The aim of the course is to develop students’ analytical understanding of the impacts of economics on geographical behaviour and the impacts of geography on economic behaviour. The course will be taught from the perspective of theories and analytical frameworks, which will then be extended to real-world examples and cases. The objectives of the course are such that students will be able to coherently analyse complex spatial economic phenomena, articulate clearly the appropriate theoretical and empirical methods for analysing these phenomena, and provide carefully considered responses to policy challenges and debates. |
| Omschrijving |
The course starts by examining the spatial behaviour of individual firms from a theoretical perspective. The analysis is then extended to groups of firms and phenomena such as industrial clustering and agglomeration are explored both theoretically and empirically. This provides the rationale for analysing the economy of a city, its economic, social and industrial structure, and the behaviour of the various real estate markets operating within the city. We extend the argument to examine the multiplier linkages which operate between different sectors within cities and regions, and then integrate the role which labour migration and employment search processes play in the economic adjustment processes of cities and regions. The course also provides an introduction to relatively recent literature on the urban and regional economics of happiness and well-being. To that end, it examines the spatial behaviour of individuals from a spatial economics of happiness perspective, considering individual, geographical and socio-economic contextual factors that pertain to individual and socio-spatial well-being as well as relevant urban, regional and national government policy implications.
The 28 hours of lectures will be complemented with 4 hours of computer classes. These computer classes will introduce students to Geographical Information Systems and spatial modelling techniques and to how they can be used to examine and evaluate a range of spatial economic phenomena. |
| Uren per week |
4 |
| Onderwijsvorm |
Computer practicals, Lectures
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| Toetsvorm |
Examination with open questions digital
(And two computer-based assignments)
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| Vaksoort |
master
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| Coördinator |
Prof. Dr. D. Ballas
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| Docent(en) |
Prof. Dr. D. Ballas
, A. Konstantinis, MSc.
, A. Ziogas, MSc.
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| Verplichte literatuur |
| Titel |
Auteur |
ISBN |
Prijs |
| Compulsory: Modern Urban and Regional Economics, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford |
P. McCann (2013) |
9780199582006 |
ca.
€
45,00
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| Also see course outline (including timetable) on Nestor for more recommended optional literature. |
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| Optional: GIS and the Social Sciences: Theory and Applications, Routledge, Oxford |
Ballas, D, Clarke, G P, Franklin, R S , Newing A (2017) |
9781138785120 |
ca.
€
60,00
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| Opmerkingen |
The course is given in conjunction with the Spatial Economics MA course for geographers (EWM052B05) |
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