Economics for Planners credit: 3 or

4 Hours

Exploration of how economics can contribute to understanding and solving urban problems. Application of economic analysis and reasoning to the important issues that planners confront, including economic development, land use, sprawl, pollution, housing, and transportation. Strengths and weaknesses of economic and planning approaches are also explored in this course including how the two approaches can complement each other. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given toward graduation for: Credit is not given toward graduation for UP 509 and UP 409 . Prerequisite: Restricted to Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students or consent of the instructor.