ECO 440 URBAN ECONOMICS AND PLANNING

The course will look into why cities form, what makes a city develop, and what are the different challenges that are faced by a city. Specifically, it studies the interaction of different agents in an urban setting. There are many different actors in a city living in close proximity and at times, it can be challenging to provide all the necessary services required to live in a city. The course studies how different actors in the city interact with each other and how public policy can help to improve the outcomes. The course merges economic concepts with ideas from other disciplines to understand the different aspects and challenges facing a city. Applied microeconomics.

Credits

4 sh

Prerequisite

C+ or better in ECO 311, and completion or concurrent enrollment in ECO 310.

Course Types

Society; Advanced Studies; Public Health Elective

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