ECON 317 Urban & Regional Economics

18 points. Semester 2.

Overview

The majority of the population in what are now industrialized countries has shifted over the course of the last two centuries from rural areas into towns and cities. Most of us spend most of our lives in urban environments. In this paper we apply basic methods of microeconomic analysis to gain an understanding of the economic forces at work in urbanized areas. We'll look at economic explanations of (1) why cities exist and where and how they grow and develop within regions; (2) the patterns of land prices and land uses within urban areas; and (3) the various activities of local governments and the private sector in shaping urban environments.

Paper Co-ordinator

Paul Thorsnes

Prerequisite

ECON 201 or ECON 271

Course Outline

For more information about this paper please view the 2009 Course Outline in pdf format.

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