MPR_SPEC Spatial Economy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Viktorie Klímová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Kayode Kolawole Eluwole, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Viktorie Klímová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Kayode Kolawole Eluwole, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Spatial Economics may be broadly characterized as the study of human economic behaviour in space. Local and regional development has become the subject of policymakers around the world in recent decades. The role of the spatial dimension of the economy has proved crucial in the ongoing process of globalization.
The main objective of the course is to acquaint students with a wide range of theoretical approaches to spatial and regional economics and to explain the laws in the spatial distribution of economy. In addition, the course will enable students to gain practically applicable knowledge from comprehensive research of regional assumptions of competitive and sustainable development as an essential starting point for creating optimal strategies for its support.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- define fundamental terms of the field of spatial economics and understand matters of spatial economic development processes;
- explain how economie development is embedded in spatial context;
- explain and apply spatial features and methodological procedures used in regional economics and - related disciplines;
- understand the complexities of the challenges faced by regional policy makers and other experts;
- participate in creating strategies of local and regional development;
- reflect the broader context (social, environmental) in the conditions of spatial and economic development.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to spatial economics
  • 2. Regional disparities, regional divergence and convergence
  • 3. Regions and the European integration
  • 4. Evaluation of the economic level of development
  • 5. Location theories
  • 6. Regional growth and development theories
  • 7. Modern theories of regional development
  • 8. Management of regional development
  • 9. Strategies of regional and local development
  • 10. Territorial marketing
  • 11. Competitiveness of regions
  • 12. Regional innovation systems
  • 13. Labour market and employment
Literature
    required literature
  • McCANN, P. (2013). Modern urban and regional economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-958200-6.
  • CAPELLO, R., NIJKAMP, P. (2009). Handbook of regional growth and development theories. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-84720-506-3.
    recommended literature
  • LUX, Gábor a Gyula HORVÁTH, ed. The Routledge handbook to regional development in Central and Eastern Europe. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. Routledge handbooks. ISBN 978-1-4724-8571-7.
  • CAMAGNI, R. (2002). On the Concept of Territorial Competitiveness: Sound or Misleading? Urban Studies, vol. 39, no. 13, pp. 2395-2411. ISSN 0042-0980. DOI: 10.1080/0042098022000027022.
  • CAPELLO, R. (2016). Regional economics. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-138-85587-8.
  • CHRISTOPHERSON, S., MICHIE, J., TYLER, P., (2010). Regional resilience: theoretical and empirical perspectives. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, vol. 3, no. 1, 99. 3-10. ISSN 1752-1378. DOI 10.1093/cjres/rsq004.
  • FUJITA, M. (2010). The Evolution of Spatial Economics: From Thunen to the New Economic Geography. Japanese Economic Review, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 1-32. ISSN 1352-4739. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5876.2009.00504.x.
  • GRILLITSCH, M. (2015). Institutional Layers, Connectedness and Change: Implications for Economic Evolution in Regions. European Planning Studies, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 2099-2124. ISSN 0965-4313. DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2014.1003796.
  • HUGGINS, R., THOMPSON, P. (2012). Well-being and competitiveness: are the two linked at a place-based level? Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 45-60. ISSN 1752-1378. DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsr017.
  • HUGGINS, R., IZUSHI, H., THOMPSON, P. (2013). Regional Competitiveness: Theories and Methodologies for Empirical Analysis. JCC: The Business and Economics Research Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 155-172. ISSN 1851-6599. DOI: /10.7835/jcc-berj-2013-0086.
  • MODICA, M., REGGIANI, A. (2015). Spatial Economic Resilience: Overview and Perspectives. Networks & Spatial Economics, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 211-233. ISSN 1566-113X. DOI: 10.1007/s11067-014-9261-7.
  • NIJKAMP, P., ROSE, A., KOURTIT, K (2015). Regional science matters: Studies dedicated to Walter Isard. Cham: Springer. ISBN 9783319073040.
Teaching methods
Lessons take form of lectures (every week) and seminars (once every two weeks). Continuous self-study is expected. Students process and present a seminar project.
Assessment methods
The written exam consists of three parts: a numerical exercise, open questions and a multiple-choice test. To pass the exam, the student needs to get 60% points. Semester requirements: obligatory attendance at seminars, processing and presentation seminar project, mid-term test.
There are no attendance requirements for students who are on an Erasmus stay abroad. They can take the exam directly.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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