Course Name
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Turkish |
Bölgesel Kalkınma Kuram&Pol.
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| English |
Regional Development Theory and Policy |
Course Code
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BPL 513 |
Credit |
Lecture
(hour/week) |
Recitation
(hour/week) |
Laboratory
(hour/week) |
| Semester |
-
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3 |
3 |
- |
- |
| Course Language |
Turkish |
| Course Coordinator |
Gülden Erkut
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| Course Objectives |
1. To create knowledge using the literature about regional theory and the examples of
development policies
2. To improve theoretical background on regional sciences,
3. To establish the relationship between theory and policy
4. To teach current policies related to regional development
5. To transfer knowledge on the regional development approaches and regional planning
experiences in Turkey
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| Course Description |
Reasons that make Regional Planning necessary, Regional Development Theory, View from
inside the region; Economic basement, view from outside ; Regional Disparity, The New
Economic Order and New Data for Regional Planning, Regional Planning in the Context of
Globalization - Localisation, Metropolitan Areas and Planning, Methods of Regional Planning,
Regional Development Policies, Regional Development Approaches in Turkey and Experiences
in Regional Planning.
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| Course Outcomes |
Graduate students who successfully pass this course gain the following knowledge, skills and
proficiencies
1. To use theoretical knowledge about regional development
2. To have knowledge at the theoretical and policy level related to regional development
3. To understand the relationship between different disciplines and regional sciences. |
| Pre-requisite(s) |
none |
| Required Facilities |
- |
| Other |
- |
| Textbook |
- |
| Other References |
Armstrong, H. and J. Taylor (2000) Regional Economics and Policy, Third Edition, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford.
Atalık,G. and M.Fischer (eds) (2002) Regional Development Reconsidered, Springer.
Blien, U and G.Maier (eds) (2008) The Economics of Regional Clusters, Networks, Technology and Policy, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA,USA.
Boschma, R. and Martin, R. (eds) (2010) The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA,USA.
Capello, R. (2007) Regional Economics, Routledge, London and New York.
Capello, R. and Nijkamp, P.(2009) Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK.
Cuadrado-Roura, J.R. and M. Parellada (eds) (2002) Regional Convergence in the European Union, Advances in Spatial Science, Springer.
Fingleton, B. (2003) European Regional Growth, Advances in Spatial Science, Springer.
Fusco Girard, L., Baycan, T., Nijkamp, P. (eds) (2011) Sustainable City and Creativity: Promoting Creative Urban Initiatives, Ashgate
Gyuris,F. (2014) The Political Discourse of Spatial Disparities, Springer.
Isard, W. et.al (1998) Methods of Interregional and Regional Analysis, Ashgate, Aldershot, Brookfield, USA.
Johansson, B., C.Karlsson and R.Stough (eds) (2000) Theories of Endogenous Regional Growth, Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag.
Jones, M & Paasi, A (2013): Guest Editorial: Regional World(s): Advancing the Geography of Regions, Regional Studies, 47:1, 1-5
Krugman, P. (1991) Geography and Trade, The MIT Press, Cambridge.
Mc Cann, P. (2001) Urban and Regional Economics, Oxford Un. Press.
Pike A,A. Rodriguez Pose, J. Tomaney (2006), Local and Regional Development, Routledge.
Porter, M. E. (1990) The Competitive Advantages of Nations, The Free Press, New York.
Richardson, H.W. (1978) Regional and Urban Economics, Penguin, London. |
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