Urban economics / by Arthur O'Sullivan

By:

O'Sullivan, Arthur

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: McGraw-Hill SeriesPublication details: Mcgraw-Hill, 2012. New York:Edition: 7th edDescription: xxix, 466 pISBN:

9780071276290
9780071276290

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DDC classification:

330.91732 OSU-U

Contents:

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

Summary: 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.

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Books	Library, SPAB E-2	Non Fiction	330.91732 OSU-U (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Cop. 2	Available	003339
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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.

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