GY305
Urban and Spatial Economic Analysis II
This information is for the 2013/14 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Olmo Silva STC.S506a
Availability
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Geography with Economics. This course is available on the BA in Geography, BSc in Environment and Development and BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course is not available to General Course students.
Pre-requisites
Students should have taken one or more from: EC100, GY201, GY222.
Course content
The aim of the course is to develop theoretical and empirical understanding of spatial economic processes in order to study and evaluate a wide range of issues and policies. Particular emphasis will be put on urban and regional economies and business and worker location decisions. More specifically, the first part of the course will study models of the location of economic and innovation activity with a particular emphasis on regional economies. The second part of the course continues to study location, but focuses more on household location decisions, personal mobility and their implications for spatial labour markets and residential neighbourhood.
Teaching
20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the MT. 20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the LT.
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce a minimum of two essays during the year.
Indicative reading
A detailed reading list will be given out at the beginning of the course. Reading will predominantly include journal articles and policy documents.
Assessment
Exam (75%, duration: 3 hours) in the main exam period.
Essay (25%, 2500 words) in the LT.
Student performance results
(2010/11 - 2012/13 combined)
| Classification | % of students |
|---|---|
| First | 13.3 |
| 2:1 | 62.7 |
| 2:2 | 17.3 |
| Third | 5.3 |
| Fail | 1.3 |
Key facts
Department: Geography & Environment
Total students 2012/13: 35
Average class size 2012/13: 12
Value: One Unit
PDAM skills
- Leadership
- Self-management
- Communication
- Application of numeracy skills
- Specialist skills
Course survey results
(2010/11 - 2012/13 combined)
1 = "best" score, 5 = "worst" scoreThe scores below are average responses.
Response rate: 80.2%
Question |
Average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reading list (Q2.1) |
2.2 | ||||||
Materials (Q2.3) |
2 | ||||||
Course satisfied (Q2.4) |
2.4 | ||||||
Lectures (Q2.5) |
2.3 | ||||||
Integration (Q2.6) |
2 | ||||||
Contact (Q2.7) |
2.3 | ||||||
Feedback (Q2.8) |
2.4 | ||||||
Recommend (Q2.9) |
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