ECON 490: Urban Economics: Home

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What's in this guide?

This webpage has resources to help you successfully complete your presentation assignment in Urban Economics.

Finding A Source

You can find academic articles, books, documentaries, and more at the library.

Academic Articles

Search in these databases to find academic articles. Watch this video for tips on searching EconLit and Academic Search Premier.

EconLit
Search with keywords to find scholarly articles about urban economics.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1969 to present
Academic Search Premier
Search with keywords to find scholarly articles.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: Indexing, 1975-present; Full-text, 1975-present

Books, Ebooks & Audiobooks from the Library

You can search the library catalog directly from this search box, or browse the searches linked below the box.

Catalog search for Urban Economics
Catalog search for Urban Economics OR Urban Studies OR Urban Planning
Audiobooks
Search & find audiobooks through Overdrive, like Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.

Podcasts

Use smart Google searching to locate podcast episodes on particular topics. For example, Planet Money and Freakanomics are two popular economics podcasts. I can do a Google search for Planet Money episodes relating to Urban Economics like this: "urban site:https://www.npr.org/sections/money/".

Use the smart search shortcut "site:[URL]" in your keyword string to search the website/archive of your favorite economics podcast for episodes about urban economics topics.

Documentaries

Streaming Film & Media Guide
Resource guide for finding films & documentaries at UNC
Streaming Films
Find documentaries & films for streaming. Contact the Media & Design Center for help.

Evaluating Your Source

Use the following resources & frameworks to help you evaluate the credibility of your chosen source. You can email Nancy with your questions.

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
The format of a typical scholarly article
Evaluating Online Sources
Use the 4 steps outlined here to evaluate online sources you find, like podcasts
Reading Academic Articles
Questions to think about as you read