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Företagsekonomi: Transport Management

Urban economics introduces space and transport into economic models and studies the extent and localization patterns of economic activity and growth or decline of urban areas, in a global context, also addressing issues of environmental and social sustainability as well as equality and digitalization.

What economic factors influence the development of a city and how can they be analysed? What economic factors affect land use and the localization of housing and residential areas, industrial localization and logistics, and how does the price of land and transport affect desision making among different stakeholders? By which means could the development be influenced in a certain direction, e.g. by managing negative external effects of urban growth like pollution, congestion or crime, and who´s responsibility is this?

The students will acquire knowledge in basic economic theory and Urban Economics, relevant for urban development and transformation, and an understanding of different localization decisions and an ability to analyse geographical patterns resulting from this. Thereby the students should be able to analyse the driving forces behind the origin of cities, agglomeration economies and clustering, city development and growth and localization patterns in a regional economy, and the role of transport and the labour market and urban land rent. Also factors influencing urban housing, urban transportation, education, urban sprawl vs densification and the role of local government should be understood by the students. The students will also be acquainted with methods and tools for analyzing demographic data and transport demand patterns in order to propose and present planning measures for urban areas regarding constraction, infrastructure, commercial zones, logistics services etc., and argue for their proposals.

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