Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Van Droogenbroeck Nathalie;
Language
French
Main themes
This teaching unit is designed to introduce economic thinking in an overall approach to urban issues, first from a macroeconomic perspective ('urban economics'), then gradually down to microeconomics (economic study of property markers, economic study of buildings).
The teaching unit aims to introduce students to:
The teaching unit aims to introduce students to:
- the main economic concepts (offer, demand, markets, maximisation etc.). The application of these tools and concepts in the economic theories of locations ("spatial economics") should enable students to discover how the spatial location of economic activity works, what the necessary conditions for economic development are and the role that cities have played in this development.
- building economics by developing the concepts of property value; the ways companies set their prices and techniques for estimating cost in the construction sector.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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This course provides an introduction to the economic issues faced by a company and an understanding of the context/s in which construction economics operates. Specific learning outcomes: By the end of this teaching unit, students will be able to develop and integrate the following skills:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
LOCI
