| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Economics Economics Day Course |
| Lecture Code |
G6268001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
都市経済学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
トシケイザイガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Urban Economics |
| Instructor |
ZHOU YIMING |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
シュウ ギメイ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Weds1-4：ECON B157 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Lecture |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
B
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Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Economics |
| Eligible Students |
3rd year students and avobe. |
| Keywords |
SDG_11, Urban spatial structure, Urban agglomeration, Land use, Urban environment, Urban size distribution, Urban policy |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | This lecture belongs to the subject of applied economics |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This lecture focuses on the economic theory related with urban economy, and analyzes how the urban spatial structures are determined, as well as how the urban policies affect urban transport congestion, land use and the environment by using simple economic tools. Moreover, this lecture aims to help us to have a better understanding of the implications of various urban policies that are necessary to realize more comfortable and sustainable cities. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1: Urban agglomeration: Why cities exist
lesson2: Urban spatial structure: The monocentric model
lesson3: Urban spatial structure: Further analysisⅠ
lesson4: Urban spatial structure: Further analysisⅡ (multicenter model)
lesson5: City size distribution
lesson6: Urban sprawl
lesson7: Land use controls
lesson8: Urban transport congestion
lesson9: Housing demand and tenure choice
lesson10: Urban housing polies
lesson11: Local public goods and services: Optimal supply of local public goods and services
lesson12: Local public goods and services: Tax competition
lesson13: Pollution and externalities
lesson14: Urban quality-of-life measurement
lesson15: Recap
With assignments and a final examination.
We are going to read the latest news and articles published in the New York Times, The Economist, etc., that are related to our lecture. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Textbook: Jan K. Brueckner, Lectures on Urban Economics, The MIT Press, 2011
Reference Books:
「１」佐藤泰裕著「都市経済学の招待状 」(新版)、有斐閣、2023年
「２」金本良嗣・藤原徹著「都市経済学（第２版）」、東洋経済新報社、2016年 |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
We use handouts and upload related materials to the moodle. To have a textbook will help you to learn. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Please preview the chapters of related topics in our text or reference books, and try to solve the exercises in the textbook after each lecture. |
| Requirements |
Basic knowledge of microeconomics and calculus are preferred. |
| Grading Method |
Assignments 30％(weight), Final examination 50％(weight) and Classroom performance 20％(weight) |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
Questions or consultations about the lecture are available at the rest time or by email. Office hours are also available. |
| Other |
The textbook and slides are in English, and the lectures are given in English and Japanese. Both languages are interchangeably used. |
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |