Seminar in Economic Models. This course uses basic economic theory to understand the dynamics of the growth and decline of cities and regions in a national and global framework. Topics covered include land use theory, transportation and housing, public services, suburbanization, segregation and inequality, public policy, and regional development. Geography of Urban Services. Analysis of concepts basic to understanding spatial service patterns.
Emphasis is on use of models in service area delineation.
Economic Development Planning for Cities. Causes of economic decline in American cities, history of governmental policies to promote urban economic development, and major tools available to local economic planners, with special emphasis on the political issues of who controls the programs and who reaps the benefits. On overview of the economic, social, physical, and political forces that have molded the present urban housing stock. Examination of the implications of present urban housing stock. Examination of the implications of present trends for the future and the development of rational housing policies, emphasizing the Philadelphia metropolitan area.