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URBAN AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of the fundamental concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Objectives Contents The course aims to provide a wide critical preparation, both on the theoretical level and with reference to specific cases, on the different paths of territorial development: for what concerns both the urban dimension (first part of the course) and the regional latu sensu (second part of the course). In the first part. the teaching will cover those basic principles of urban economy that allow us to understand the birth and becoming of modern metropolis: why does the city (the principle of agglomeration) exist? Where are the activities in the city located (principle of accessibility)? What are the relationships established between the different activities (spatial interaction principle)? What relationships are created between the cities and the surrounding space (principle of hierarchy)? The second part of the course extends the analysis from the city to the regional and macro-territorial space, and then to the developmental imbalances within states. We will focus, in particular, on the different theories of regional growth: the approaches based on development phases or those that follow the center-periphery axis; the theses that focus on the role of demand and the market and, on the contrary, those that favor the supply side and therefore the endowment of factors; the models with increasing returns, formulated by the new economic geography or, alternatively, by the neo-classical approach.
Extended Syllabus 1. The agglomeration principle
Recommended Bibliography R. Camagni, Principi di economia urbana e territoriale, Carocci, Roma, 2011;
R. Capello, Economia regionale. Seconda edizione, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2015.
Teaching Methods The course is structured in 72 hours of frontal teaching, divided into two hours lessons. The frontal teaching consists of theoretical lessons held by the professor, based on the reference texts. During the teaching, some tests of the students’ learning are carried out, to be held in the classroom and in a collective way, that propose questions aimed at verifying the understanding of the topics covered.Attendance is optional, recommended, and the final exam will be the same for attending and non-attending students.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Final examination:
Modalities for learning verification: learning verification is based on a written examination, through 3 questions aimed at assessing students’ knowledge of the teaching material, independence and communication skills. Particular attention will be paid to the appropriateness of the language used, the ability to connect several topics and critically conduct a dialogue on the topics proposed by the teacher. The final grade is based on a 30-point scale.
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