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Lecture 1    – The Economic Development of Cities: An Introduction

The “city” as an economic category. The identification of cities. How to measure cities’ performances. Urban trajectories of economic development.  A comparative perspective on urban development. Cities and their region. Cities in the economic development of nations

Lecture 2    – Cities in the European Union’s Development Strategy

The urban dimension in Europe . Cities in the economic development of the European nations. The “European model” of city. Cities in transition in Europe . Current and potential disequilibria in European cities. Cities in  the European policy framework. Cities in the European regional policy

Readings :

Territorial Agenda of the European Union, Informal Ministerial Meeting on Urban Development and Territorial Cohesion, Leipzig 24/25 May 2007.[download pdf 56 KB]

Lepzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities, Leipzig 24/25 May 2007.[download pdf 87 KB]

European Commission  (2006), Cities and the Lisbon Agenda: Assessing the Performances of Cities. [download pdf 706 KB]

Lecture 3    –  Cities as ‘Progressive Systems’

The ‘structure’-‘performances’ paradigm in the explanation of cities’ development trajectories:  system theory perspective. Building a meta-model of the city structure. The evolution of the structure of cities. Explaining urban development trajectories. Trajectories of urban development: a comparative perspective

Readings :

Calafati, A. G. (2008), "Cities as ‘Progressive Systems’: Structural Evolution and Economic Development" (download pdf)

Calafati, A. G. (2003), "Socialised Development Trajectories: the case of Turin ", in Italian Journal of Regional Science (download pdf)

Lecture 4    – Urban Development in Germany : A Comparative Analysis

Cities in the German economy. German cities’ economic performances. Urban and regional performances in Germany . Territorial competition and urban development in Germany . Urban policies in Germany .

Lecture 5    – Urban and Regional Development in Eastern Germany

Eastern Germany ’s region (Länder): a comparative analysis of their economic performances. The role of cities in the  economies of Eastern Germany ’s regions. The performances of Eastern Germany ’s cities after the Reunification. The performance  of Eastern Germany ’s ‘large’  cities. Development without growth in Eastern Germany 's cities.

Readings :

Jakszentis A., Hilpert, U., "Regionale Entwicklungsunterschiede in Ostdeutschland im Vergleich" Otto Brebber Stiftung, Arbeitshefte, 2005, Nr. 42.

Lecture 6    – Urban and Regional Development in Thüringen

Thüringen’s economic performances (1992-2007): a comparative analysis. Thüringen’s territorial organisation: an exploration. A comparative analysis of  the economic performances of Thüringen’s local systems. Urban and regional development in Thüringen. Evaluating the “performances” of Thüringen’s cities. Understanding the “structure” of Thüringen’s cities

Lecture 7    – Trajectories of Urban Development in Eastern Germany (I)

Lecture 8    – Trajectories of Urban Development in Eastern Germany (II)

Lecture 9    – Berlin’s Development Trajectory

Lecture 10  – Summary

Statistical Sources:

1. Inkar

2. Statistik regional-Daten für di Kreise und kreisfreien Städte Deutschlands, Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Ausgabe 2008

3. Urban Audit Data Set (www.urbanaudit.org)