URP 584, Section 1

Introduction to Economic Development Planning
Winter 2025
Instructors: Scott Campbell
Term: Winter 2025
Section: 1
Class Number: 19197
Credits: 3
Required: No
Elective: Yes
Meets: Tues, Thurs 2:30-4:00pm 2210 A&AB
Course Brief: Download

This course offers an introduction to ways of thinking about the functioning of regional, urban, and local economies and the implications for planning economic development. The course examines regional and metropolitan industrial locations, processes of development and growth, international and inter-regional trade, labor markets, and migration. Close attention is given to how planning intervention can influence the location, speed, and character of growth.

Course is approved for Real Estate Graduate Certificate.