Urban Economics
ISBN: 9780073511474 | 0073511471
Edition: 8thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Pub. Date: 10/26/2011
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Over the course of two decades, Urban Economics has achieved a worldwide audience, and has been translated into Chinese, Greek, Russia, and Korean. Like the seven previous editions, this edition provides a clear and concise presentation of the economic forces that:(a) cause the development of cities;(b) determine the spatial form of cities;(c) cause urban economies to grow or shrink;(d) generate urban problems such as poverty, crime, and congestion;(e) make the market for urban housing unique; and(f) shape the tax and spending policies of local... MORE
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction and Axioms of Urban Economics
Part I: Market Forces in the Development of Cities
Chapter 2: Why Do Cities Exist?
Chapter 3: Why Do Firms Cluster?
Chapter 4: City Size
Chapter 5: Urban Growth
Part II: Land Rent and Land-Use Patterns
Chapter 6: Urban Land Rent
Chapter 7: Land-Use Patterns
Chapter 8: Neighborhood Choice
Chapter 9: Zoning and Growth Controls
Part III: Urban Transportation
Chapte... MORE
Chapter 11: Urban Transit
Part IV: Education and Crime in Cities
Chapter 12: Education
Chapter 13: Crime
Part V: Housing
Chapter 14: Why is Housing Different?
Chapter 15: Housing Policy
Part VI: Local Government
Chapter 16: The Role of Local Government
Chapter 17: Local Government Revenue
Appendix: Tools of Microeconomics
Index
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