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On completing this module, students are expected to:
1. demonstrate a critical understanding of mainstream economic principles and various approaches to urban and regional economy as well as transportation;
2. develop a critical political economic perspective on urban and regional growth and comprehend the uneven geographies of development;
3. understand the diversity and unevenness of China’s urban and regional development;
4. apply concepts or theories to real-world challenges in planning and urban/regional development;
5. use the conceptual and methodological tools introduced to analyse the development of an economic sector and a place.
- principles of mainstream economics
- geographical political economic theories
- actors in shaping economic activities and processes
- the political economy of urbanisation
- changing geographies of multinational corporations
- land and housing
- transport and infrastructure
- public finance
- informal economies and poverty
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 76 |
Total | 100 |
This module is delivered overseas and is not available to students based at the UCD Belfield or UCD Blackrock campuses.
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Feedback will be given to students on a continuous basis through the trimester on individual and group activities.