UNIT 0: INTRODUCTION
Topic 1: Presentation of the Regional and Urban Economics course
1.1. The importance of urban centers in the economy
1.2. Sustainable urban development
1.3. European cities. Urban environment assessment
UNIT 1
Topic 2: Principles of economics and urban planning
2.1. Principle of agglomeration or synergy
2.2. Principle of accessibility
2.3. Principle of spatial interaction
2.4. Principle of hierarchy
2.5. Principle of export
Topic 3: Perspectives on the city
3.1. The functions of the city
3.2. Globalization and city competitiveness
3.3. The knowledge city
3.4. Consumer city
3.5. City marketing
3.6. The creative and cultural city
UNIT 2
Topic 4: City and sustainability
4.1. Sustainable urban development
4.2. International commitments on sustainable cities
Topic 5: Sustainable urban policies in the European Union
5.1. URBACT
5.2. EU programmes and policies for sustainable city development
5.3. Transformative innovation ecosystems
5.4. Cross-cutting governance
UNIT 3
Topic 6: Development of study topics
1.1. Selection of specific themes/cities
1.2. Structuring of the project
1.3. Presentation and defense in class
The working methodology is based on student participation in class, with a practical approach to the concepts explained. The course will begin with a conceptual part, followed by group work where students will analyze case studies, engage in reasoned debates to demonstrate acquired competencies, and develop a final course project.
Ordinary call: To be evaluated during the ordinary session, all required activities must be completed and submitted by the deadlines indicated by the teacher. If, for a justified and communicated reason, any activity cannot be submitted on time, it may be submitted before the exam date. However, the teacher is not obligated to provide feedback in such cases.
Students have the right to take the final written exam even if they have not submitted all the activities, but the final grade will only be calculated if all assignments have been submitted according to the established criteria. If any activity has not been submitted, the student will be marked as "Not presented."
Extraordinary call: The evaluation criteria are the same as for the ordinary call. Grades from completed activities (including the final exam) will be retained until pending tasks are completed. The same weighting criteria apply. This measure is valid only within the current academic year. If the extraordinary session is not passed, re-enrollment will require repeating the entire course.
Class attendance 10%
Participation in group work: 25%
Individual work: 30%
Final project: 35%
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