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This module focuses on the economic, social and technological contexts around &#039;smart urbanism&#039;. The module will examine the role of cities in...

Smart Cities: Context, Policy and Government (CASA0008)

This module focuses on the economic, social and technological contexts around 'smart urbanism'. The module will examine the role of cities in innovative activity, and challenges to this. It will explore the history and frontier of urban information technologies, and how these relate to urban social life and institutions. And it will develop a critical perspective on smart city notions; key players, practices and partnerships; strategies and policies; and infrastructure / analytics.

NB: Students wishing to take this module should have taken CASA0001 Urban Systems Theory also.

Module summary: This module will focus on psychological and physiological responses to the built environment, predominantly workplaces. The course will...

Wellbeing in Buildings: Theory and Practice (BENV0054)

In economics, an input-output analysis is a quantitative economic model that represents the interdependencies between different sectors of an economy or...

Input-Output Analysis and Its Applications (BCPM0084)

In economics, an input-output analysis is a quantitative economic model that represents the interdependencies between different sectors of an economy or different regional economies. Wassily Leontief (1906–1999) earned the Nobel Prize in Economics for his development of this model. This technique forms an essential part of calculation in the UK National Income Accounts. In this module, you will learn the basic framework of input-output model. The model is used to analyse the environmental impacts of economic activities and estimate energy use and carbon emissions of construction industry from life-cycle perspective.

The aims of the module are:

To introduce the theory of input-output analysis
	To estimate environmental impacts of economic activities
	To develop awareness of sustainability
Learning Outcomes:

After taking this module you should be able to:

Understand input-output tables
	Understand interdependencies across sectors and regions
	Analyse GDP using input-output tables
	Improve the ability of quantitative analysis
	Analyse the environmental impacts of construction from life-cycle perspectives
	Apply input-output analysis to a case study (in the term paper)