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Urban Economics: Theory & Policy ECON 487

Prerequisite: 200 and 201 or 244 or permission of instructor. Analysis of urban issues from an economic perspective. Emphasis on urban growth, land-use patterns, housing, income distribution, poverty and urban fiscal policy.

Data Sources: National Level

Crime Data

Economic Indicators, Financial Data, and Employment

Education and Health Data

Environment & Natural Resources Data

Geospatial Data, Mapping Resources, etc.

These tools provide data that can be used to create maps.

Public Opinion, Research, and Social Data

Data Aggregators

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