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THE CENTRAL CONCERN OF THE COURSE IS TO IDENTIFY IDEAS AND METHODS OF ENHANCING URBAN PRODUCTIVITY WHILE PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY THROUGH PUBLIC INTERVENTION AT THE CITY LEVEL. BRINGING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO CITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON URBAN PUBLIC POLICY & PRIVATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MAINLY IN THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR. THE COURSE EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ECONOMIC CONTEXT, THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNDERLYING RATIONALE FOR POLICIES, AND THE RESPONSE PRIVATE AGENTS GIVE TO PUBLIC ACTION AND INCENTIVES.
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