| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A7 | Evaluate potential threats and opportunities for public institutions at the local and regional levels of processes linked to economic globalization. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| CT3 | Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts. | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A7 |
Apply the new theoretical developments in the field of regional and urban economy to the analysis of different sectors, especially tourism and energy. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| CT3 |
Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| UNIT 1: Introduction | |
| UNIT 2: Space and Economics: Agglomeration Economies |
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| UNIT 3: Location of Economic Activities |
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| UNIT 4: Relocation of Economic Activities | |
| UNIT 5. Spatial Inequalities |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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24 | 27 | 51 | ||||||
| Presentations / oral communications |
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2 | 18 | 20 | ||||||
| Personal attention |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Extended-answer tests |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Subject presentation |
| Lecture | Exposition of each one of the units |
| Presentations / oral communications | Individual essay's presentations by students |
| Personal attention | Personal tuition |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| Students may contact the lecturer during tutorial time (Monday and Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm) or by e-mail (josepmaria.arauzo@urv.cat). |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Lecture |
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Participation / exercises in class | 5% | ||||
| Presentations / oral communications |
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Students will have to present an essay indicated by the lecturer | 60% | ||||
| Extended-answer tests |
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We will evaluate whether the student has assimilated main topics of the subject | 35% | ||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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The second call will consist on an exam about all contents of the subject (100% of the final mark) |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
P. Krugman, Geography and Trade, 1991, MIT Press
R. Capello, Regional Economics, 2007, Routledge |
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| Recommendations |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.