Research Catalog
Urban economics
- Title
- Urban economics / Arthur O'Sullivan.
- Author
- O'Sullivan, Arthur.
- Publication
- Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, [2009], ©2009.
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| Text | Request in advance | HT321 .O88 2009 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxix, 466 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The Seventh Edition of Urban Economics lies at the intersection of geography and economics. Dynamic maps, new to this edition, bring urban economic statistics alive for students. Highlights in the new edition include treatment of: why cities exist and what causes them to grow or shrink; the market forces that shape cities and the role of; government in the urban economy; the urban transportation system; the causes of urban crime and its spatial consequences; and the unique features of the housing market and the effects of government housing policies."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Introduction and Axioms of Urban Economics -- Pt. I. Market Forces in the Development of Cities -- Ch. 2. Why Do Cities Exist? -- Ch. 3. Why Do Firms Cluster? -- Ch. 4. City Size -- Ch. 5. Urban Growth -- Pt. II. Land Rent and Land-Use Patterns -- Ch. 6. Urban Land Rent -- Ch. 7. Land-Use Patterns -- Ch. 8. Neighborhood Choice -- Ch. 9. Zoning and Growth Controls -- Pt. III. Urban Transportation -- Ch. 10. Externalities from Autos -- Ch. 11. Mass Transit -- Pt. IV. Urban Crime -- Ch. 12. Crime -- Pt. V. Housing -- Ch. 13. Why Is Housing Different? -- Ch. 14. Housing Policy -- Pt. VI. Local Government -- Ch. 15. The Role of Local Government -- Ch. 16. Local Government Revenue -- App. Tools of Microeconomics.
- ISBN
- 9780073375786 (alk. paper)
- 0073375780 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008023372
- OCLC
- ocn226356769
- SCSB-9051393
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries