6882 (v.5) Property Economics 550
| Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | The city as a market, characteristics and the relationship between property and financial markets. The economic cost of spatial interactions. Trade, urban location and growth. The urban components, housing and transportation. The measurement of regional and urban economic activities. Rating, taxing and allocating urban public goods. Urban values and the planning process. Market consequences of zoning principles. Institutional and international factors of urban values and urban functions. Indigenous urban and housing issues. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this unit students will have - Gained a basic understanding of urban and regional economic concepts and analytical tools. Explained the relationship between urban functions and property markets. Illustrated the major national and international patterns of urban structure, organisation and evolution. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Readings provided on Blackboard. |
| Unit Texts: | (These texts are optional not required) Polese M. and Fischer D., Urban, Regional and Property Economics (Available on website) A.O'Sullivan. Urban Economics, 4th ed. Irwin. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | End of semester exam 50%, Lab excercises 20%, Prepare a paper, and present to class 10%, Research a property economics topic 20%.This is a grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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