Short Course on The Economics of Urban Sprawl and
Land Use Change
June 22nd 2002
Organized by:
Professor Antonio M. Bento,
University of California, Santa Barbara
Professor Charles D. Kolstad,
University of California Santa Barbara
Sponsored by:
The Bren School of
Environmental Science & Management
The University of California
Transportation Center
Center for Spatially
Integrated Social Science
The purpose of this one-day
intensive course is to expose graduate students, environmental and urban
economists, geographers, urban planners and policymakers to the recent
developments in the literature on the Economics of Urban Sprawl and Land Use
Change Modeling. The course will consist of six lectures, given by experts in
each of the following sub-topics:
(a) Market-Based Instruments to Control for Urban Sprawl;
Topics covered: The Monocentric City
Model; Spatially-disaggregated Models of the Landscape; Optimal Market Based
Instruments
Instructor: Prof. Antonio M. Bento,
University of California, Santa Barbara
(b) The Value of Spatially Explicit Modeling;
Topics covered: Use of geographical
Information systems data as a tool to spatial modeling
Instructor: Prof. Michael Goodchild,
University of California Santa Barbara
(c) Measuring the Benefits of Smart-Growth Policies;
Topics covered: General Equilibrium Models
of location decision; Applications to the estimation of general equilibrium
benefits of open space;
Instructors: Prof. Kerry Smith,
North Carolina State University and Prof. Randall Wash, University of
Colorado
(d) Modeling Land Use Change: What can we learn from Geographers?
Topics covered: Land
Use Change Modeling; Cellular Models; Urban Modeling and Integrated Systems of
Models
Instructor: Prof. Keith Clarke,
University of California, Santa Barbara
(e)
Spatial Issues in the Economics Modeling of Land Use
Change;
Topics covered: spatial econometrics
techniques applied to the modeling of land use change; Hedonics;
Instructor: Prof. Nancy Bockstael,
University of Maryland, College Park
(f) The Consequences of Urban Sprawl: Land Use and Transportation
Topics covered: Representation of Urban
Spatial Structure at different spatial resolutions; Impacts on traveling
decisions
Instructor: Prof. Elizabeth Deakin,
University of California, Berkeley
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When: June
22, 2002 from 8AM ? 6:30 PM
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Where: Bren School of Environmental Sciences and Management, UC- Santa
Barbara
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Who should attend? Graduate students, professional economists, geographers and urban
planners seeking to sharpen their skills on the economics of urban sprawl and
land use change
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Max Number of Participants and deadline for application: The deadline for
application is June 1st. Because space will be limited, applications
will be processed on a rolling basis starting April 20th
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Costs:
No charge to participate in the course though all travel and accommodation is
the responsibility of the attendee. A limited number of scholarships are
available for attending graduate students. Lunch on the day of the course will
be provided.
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To Attend: Send a copy of your resume (with email, phone and fax) as soon as
possible Prof. Antonio Bento at bento@bren.ucsb.edu.
If applying for a travel scholarship, indicate what kind of support (local
hotel, airfare, mileage) and how much support (max $500) is requested
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Credit:
There is no University credit offered for the short course