ECO-2020 v1

Accetturo, A., Lamorgese, A., Mocetti, S. et al. Local development, urban economies and aggregate growth. Italian Economic Journal, 5, 191–204 (2019). https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1007/s40797-019-00095-y
The purpose of this reading is to look at the interplay between the original history, the congestion costs, and the current innovation on shaping an urban system in Italy. You will learn about the impacts on development of an advanced urban system, both positive and negative.

Chatti, W., Ben Soltane, B., & Abalala, T. (2019). Impacts of public transport policy on city size and welfare. Networks & Spatial Economics, 19(4), 1097–1122. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1007/s11067-019-09451-y
This article explains how public transportation policies can be used as an instrument for regional planning, and how it can decrease the special size in cities as well as the welfare of the city.

Endel Stanislav, Wernerová Eva, & Kuda František. (2016). Decisive factors of contemporary urban economy. Transactions of the VŠB: Technical University of Ostrava, Civil Engineering Series, 16(2), 19–24. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1515/tvsb-2016-0010
This article describes the main factors that substantially negatively impact the overall economy of urban municipalities and therefore should be considered in development and operations after reading this article.

TED. (2017). TEDTalks: Robert Muggah—The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions [Video]. TED
This video presents six principles for building more resilient cities, which are to create cities that are open, creative, dynamic, democratic, cosmopolitan, and sexy. You will learn more details about each of these principles.