Urban economics /
by Arthur O'Sullivan
- 7th ed.
- New York: Mcgraw-Hill, 2012.
- xxix, 466 p.
- McGraw-Hill Series .
Part I: Market Forces in the Development of CitiesChapter-- 2: Why Do Cities Exist?Chapter-- 3: Why Do Firms Cluster?Chapter-- 4: City SizeChapter 5: Urban Growth-- Part II: Land Rent and Land-Use PatternsChapter-- 6: Urban Land RentChapter-- 7: Land-Use PatternsChapter-- 8: Neighborhood ChoiceChapter-- 9: Zoning and Growth Controls Part III: Urban TransportationChapter-- 10: Externalities from AutosChapter-- 11: Mass Transit Part IV: Urban CrimeChapter-- 12: Crime Part V: HousingChapter 13: Why is Housing Different?Chapter-- 14: Housing Policy-- Part VI: Local GovernmentChapter-- 15: The Role of Local Government Chapter-- 16: Local Government Revenue Appendix: Tools of Microeconomics
Covers urban economics as the discipline that lies at the intersection of geography and economics. This title explores the location decisions of utility-maximizing households and profit-maximizing firms, and shows how these decisions cause the formation of cities of different size and shape. It incorporates the remarkable progress in the field.