Description
Analytical study of the reasons for cities to exist, the location of economic activity, the economic base of urban areas and the functioning of urban land markets. Economic analysis of selected urban policy issues such as local economic development, zoning and growth controls, housing, transportation, poverty, crime, and the provision of local public services. Attention is paid to the urban experience outside as well as within the U.S. (Also listed as URBS 3334.) Prerequisites: ECON 1311, and three hours of upper-division credit in either Economics or Urban Studies.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Upper Division