Licenciatura em Finanças
Plano Curricular Finanças
Urban and Regional Economics (URE)
UC Competência
Urban and Regional Economics(Economia)UC Execução
Urban and Regional Economics (2020/2021 - Semestre 2)Urban and Regional Economics (2019/2020 - Semestre 2)
Urban and Regional Economics (2018/2019 - Semestre 2)
Contextos
Grupo: Finanças > 1º Ciclo > Unidades Curriculares Optativas
Período: 3 Ano, 2 Semestre
Peso
4.0 (para cálculo da média)
Objectivos
The course Urban and Regional Economics (URE) provides students with an understanding of the economics of cities and regions.
The course is divided in three parts:
?Part 1 covers the main foundational theories and models explaining the location and spatial distribution of people and activities, and provides a series of international examples to illustrate their main features.
?Part 2 provides students with spatial data analysis techniques and tools which allow mapping and measuring patterns of spatial concentration of economic activities both between and within regions and cities. Students will learn how to use the free and open source spatial data analysis software GeoDa.
?Part 3 addresses some of the main issues relating to the design and implementation of urban and regional economic policy, particularly with respect to housing, transport, and the environment.
Programa
1.Introduction and course overview
2.Industrial Location and the Spatial Distribution of Activities
2.1.Firm location theories
2.2.Industrial clustering
2.3.Agglomeration economies
3.The Spatial Structure of the Urban and Regional Economy
3.1.Land-rent gradient models
3.2.Urban hierarchies and the central-place theory
3.3.The rank-size rule
4.Spatial Data Analysis using GeoDa
4.1.Measuring and visualizing spatial concentration and dispersion
4.2.Measuring and visualizing regional specialisation and diversification
4.3.Measuring and visualizing regional inequalities and convergence
5.Selected Topics in Urban and Regional Policy
Metodologia de avaliação
_Normal examination period: 50% individual written exam + 50% group project and presentation
_Second examination period: 100% individual written exam
Bibliografia
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