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Course code: IPS10050o14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Urban and regional economics
Major: Land Management
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr Marian Kachniarz
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: possesses the knowledge of the basic categories and determinants of the functioning of a city and region, especially with respect to their functional-spatial structure; knows the structures and subjects of the city and region; is knowledgeable in the subject of the main factors and barriers for development, especially in the context of sustainable development; is knowledgeable in the subject of spatial-economic regional diversity and the subject of euro-regionalisation; Abilities: can assess the level of urbanisation in an area and its character; knows how to observe and evaluate the process of regionalisation in a given area; determines and evaluates the functional sphere of the city and region; performs the basic interpretation and evaluation of the socio-economic development of a city and region;

Competences: Social competence (attitudes): shows understanding for the meaning behind the economisation of processes occurring in cities and regions, with additional regard to other requirements of integrated order; knows the value of enterprise-related activity and its influence on the city and region.

Prerequisites: none

Course content: Urban processes and their variants. The city (classification) and its features. Managing processes in the city. The importance of city infrastructure. Regionalism and the region (typology). Balancing the socio-economic development of cities and regions. Transboundary (Euroregional) cooperation.

Recommended literature: 1. Słodczyk J., Przestrzeń miasta i jej przeobrażenia, Wydaw. Uniwersytetu Opolskiego, Opole 2001 2. Brol R. (red.), Ekonomika i zarządzanie miastem, Wydaw. AE we Wrocławiu, Wrocław 2001 3. Bury P., Markowski T., Regulski J., Podstawy ekonomiki miasta, Wydaw. Fundacji Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości, Łódź 1993 4. Strzelecki Z. (red), Gospodarka regionalna i lokalna, Wydaw. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2008 5. Winiarski B. (red.), Polityka gospodarcza, Wyd. PWN, Warszawa 2004 i późniejsze

Assessment methods: final test

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