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 |
Equivalent(s): | 10837 (v.2) Land Economics 102 or any previous version
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Prerequisite(s): | 1234 (v.4) Economics 100 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Examines the city as a market. Economic cost of spatial interactions. Trade, urban location and growth. Measurement of regional and urban economic activities. Housing and transportation. Urban functions in intermediate and developing economies. Aboriginal urban and housing issues. Town planning instruments, institutions and property economics. Zoning. Rating, taxing and allocating urban public goods. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Had an introduction to real property theory and practice. Looked at three common types of property decisions and used these as examples for presenting basic theoretical concepts such as location and hedonic price models, important property institutions such as land titles, mortgages, etc. Had an introduction to urban planning, urban problems, urban growth, allocation of land uses, economic reasons for cities exist and influences on property values. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Polese M. and Fischer D., Urban, Regional and Property Economics (available on website). O'Sullivan A., Urban Economics, 4th ed., Boston, Irwin McGraw-Hill. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | End of semester exam 50%, Lab exercises (4) 20%, Participation/contribution 10%, Research a property economics topic, prepare a paper, and present to class (in 5 person groups) 10% (paper) 10% (presentation). This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80503 Real Estate | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y | | 2004 | Joondalup Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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