need to write a a set of lecture notes on "urban and regiona...

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need to write a a set of lecture notes on "urban and regional economics" for upper level undergrads. - need to cover (at least mention) every important concept and canonical mathematical model taught in a similar course at a top tier institution. this means making references to important publications included in typical course at top universities. - since the course is being taught in nepal, the text needs to adopt a distinctly global south perspective, and that too of the 2020s era when possible. - in practice, this means realizing/understanding that not every canonical topic/theory/model applies to global south realities in its original form - in such a case, there needs to be discussion of how to explain the global south realities. imposing on developing countries a theory developed in the west to explain a western problem is NOT IDEAL. hence the general structure of every chapter needs to be as follows: - introduce the canonical model/theory/concept in its original technical form (not full derivation; a mathematical explanation of the intuition and conclusion will suffice) - discuss what sort of issue the canonical model is supposed to/ usually utilized to explain - ask how well the model in its canonical form explains a related/similar issue in the global south - explores ways to analyze/explain those global south realities (using technical canonical language) Additionally, there should be absolutely no compromise on rigor and technical depth, but this should not be equated with math derivations. rigor can be maintained via coverage of burning issues of current or recent past. ultimate goal is to enable students explain the reality they see using the proper language of urban economics. for every topic, there must be examples and issues raised from a good sample of developing nations of the global south, and everything needs to be brought home to nepal: either by addressing a similar nepali issue or adopting a comparative lens. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TASK? IF SO, HOW WOULD YOU PROPOSE A comprehensive and detailed 24 class sessions (2 hr per session) lecture notes?