Academic Catalog

CRP711 URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A CRITICAL EVALUATION

Course Code: 1210711
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: City And Regional Planning
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. AYDA ERAYDIN
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Critical evaluation of existing theories of urban and regional development. The major turning points and motives of change in development theories: the shift from exogenous to endogenous growth models. Evaluation of current endogenous growth and territorial development theories. How far are they able to reflect the ongoing transformation in economic dynamics?