Urban Economy and Competitive Cities
Objectives
To understand the rules that take to the creation and development of cities. To analyze the inter-urban framework in the regional system. To examine the socioeconomic aspects of the urban process . To study the use of urban land. To evaluate the urban public economy in Portugal.
General characterization
Code
722171224
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
José Afonso Teixeira
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
None
Bibliography
LOPES, E. (2009).O Papel das Cidades no Desenvolvimento de Portugal, SAER, Lisboa
MARTIN, R.; KITSON, M.; TYLER, P. (2011). Regional Competitiveness an Elusive yet Key Concept?, Routledge, London.
SASSEN, S. (2001), The Global City, Sage Publ. Company.
SIMÕES LOPES, A.& PEDRO PONTES, J. (2009). Introdução à Economia Urbana, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa,
STORPER, M. (2013). Keys to the City. How Economics, Institutions, Social Interaction and Politics Shape Development,
Princeton University Press.
Teaching method
Case studies.
Exercises in classroom.
Evaluation method
Evaluation method - Text surveys.+ Individual and group works(100%)
Subject matter
1. Creation and development of cities.
2. Urbanisation economies.
3. Urban rent and urban rent patterns.
4. Zoning and growth controls.
5. Urban competitiveness.
6. Urban competitiveness tools.
7. Case studies.