ECON 393 - Urban Economics

Credit(s): 3

URBAN ECONOMICS
Component: Lecture
Uses simple microeconomic analysis to explain why cities exist, where they develop, how they grow, and how different activities are arranged within cities. Explores the economics of urban problems and policies related to local governments, land rent and land use patterns, poverty, housing, transportation, education, and crime.
Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: ECON 101.

University Breadth: Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Breadth: GROUP C: A&S Social & Behavioral Sci Course Typically Offered: Spring

General Education Objectives:
GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE5A: Reason Quantitatively