Urban economics

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Sullivan, Arthur
Format: Monografía
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin , 2012.
Edition:8a. ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and axioms of urban economics
  • Part I: Market forces in the development of cities
  • Why do cities exist?
  • Why do firms cluster?
  • City size
  • Urban growth
  • Part II: Land rent and land-use patterns
  • Urban land rent
  • Land-use patterns
  • Neighborhood choice
  • Zoning and growth controls
  • Part III: Urban transportation
  • Autos and highways
  • Urban transit
  • Part IV: Education and crime in cities
  • Education
  • Crime
  • Part V: Housing
  • Why is housing different?
  • Housing policy
  • Part VI: Local government
  • The role of local government
  • Local government revenue
  • Appendix: tools of microeconomics