URBAN AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2019/2020
- Teacher
- AURELIO BRUZZO
- Credits
- 8
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- SECS-P/02
Training objectives
- The main aim of the course is to provide the basic knowledge about territorial economy, using main theoretical models on regional science, which are analysed according to a consistent logical method.
These models will be illustrated per an historical approach, starting with the traditional ones and continuing more recent theoretical developments.
At the end of the course the student is able to analyse the main and latest results of socio-economic analysis of the European territory, in particular with reference to socio – economic imbalances and environmental aspects of regions and cities, as the empirical verification of the validity of the theoretical models previously discussed in abstract terms.
The second part of the course is aimed to deepen fundamental aspects of the Circular Economy. Prerequisites
- The student is required to show a good capacity for logical reasoning and reading comprehension, as well as a good knowledge of the fundamental notions of micro- and macroeconomics and mathematical analysis.
For ERASMUS students, a good knowledge of the Italian language is also a prerequisite. Course programme
- PART I
Territorial economic analysis. Theory and methodology.
Section 1- Introductory Elements (10 h.)
Section 2 – Old and New Localisation Theories (12 h.)
Section 3 - Theoretical analysis of regional development in the light of recent economic developments (20 h.)
Section 4 - Elements of Urban Economics
(7 h.)
PART II (14 h.)
Fundamental aspects of the Circular Economy
i) Environmental regulation
ii) Assessment of environmental goods. Didactic methods
- The first part of the course will be delivered through lectures by the teacher, while the second part might require that students will be involved in teamwork and workshops.
Learning assessment procedures
- Written examination and optional oral examination.
The exam consists of a written test, requiring the students to respond - in a time of two hours – to six "open" questions, each alleging one of the parts which make up the course program.
The course exam is devoted to test the level of achievement of the previously indicated training objectives. The exam consists of open-ended questions that have the purpose to verify the theoretical knowledge of the topics of the course.
The final grade is the sum of the scores of the six questions. To pass the exam the student must obtain a minimum score of 18 out of 31. Reference texts
- For the first part of Course shall study the first Section of the following book:
Analisi economica del territorio, Letture sulla scienza economica regionale (3rd Edition by A. Bruzzo), Aracne Editrice Int.le, Roma, March 2015.
For the second part:
I. Musu "Introduzione all'economia dell'ambiente" (il Mulino), chapter 1, 2 e 3;
R. Turner, D.W. Pearce e I. Bateman "Economia Ambientale" (Il Mulino), chapter 7.
