Urban EconomicsUrban Economics uses economic theory to analyze cities as well as urban issues and problems. The authors discuss the economic history of U.S. urbanization and regional shifts, and then go on to examine basic theoretical models, including the open-city model, against real-world urban environments. The text concludes by critically evaluating urban problems and the public sector, including discussions of the housing market, transportation, local government, pollution and environmental quality, and urbanization in developing countries. The Fifth Edition includes more coverage on education and an entirely new chapter on housing financiers. |
Contents
Note on Statistical Data | 5 |
Limits to Urban Size | 21 |
Summary | 30 |
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Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios, and the American City Paul A. Jargowsky No preview available - 1997 |
Geosimulation: Automata-based Modeling of Urban Phenomena Itzhak Benenson,Paul Torrens Limited preview - 2004 |