Class Regional and Urban Economics

The course in Regional and Urban Economics has a theoretical and preparatory approach, aiming to foster students' critical reflection and equip them with relevant knowledge for careers in Public Administration, with a particular focus on the relationship between production system efficiency and territory.

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1. Multidimensionality of space. 2. Regional analysis methods and techniques. 3. Development and territory. 4. The theory of localization. 5. The formation and development of urban systems.

The theoretical-practical methodology for the Regional and Urban Economy course involves an approach that combines lectures, classroom discussions, analysis of case studies and individual and group work.

1. Bairoch, P. (1988). Cities and Economic Development: From the Dawn of History to the Present. University of Chicago Press. 2. Florida, R. (2017). The Economics of Cities and Regions. Routledge. 3. Henderson, J. V. (2010). The New Urban Economics: Cities in the Twenty-First Century. Princeton University Press. 4. McCann, P. (2019). Urban and Regional Economics. Oxford University Press. 5. O'Sullivan, A. (2019). Urban Economics. McGraw-Hill Education.