Urban Economics

Name: Urban Economics
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ISBN: 9780071244718

ISBN-10: 0071244719

ISBN-13: 9780071244718

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Authors: Arthur O'Sullivan

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Arthur O'Sullivan's Urban Economics is the leading text for this small, but exciting market. This book covers urban economics as the discipline that lies at the intersection of geography and economics. The sixth edition is a thorough revision of previous incarnations-the author has reorganized and rewritten every chapter to produce a sleek and up-to-date text that will bring renewed attention to the Urban Economics course.This sixth edition offers an extreme makeover from previous editions while also incorporating the remarkable progress in the field of urban economics in the last ten to fifteen years. Part I of the book explains why cities exist and what causes them to grow or shrink. Part…

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List price: $83.35
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions)
Publication date: 5/1/2006
Pages: 640
Size: 6.34" wide x 7.98" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 1.672

Introduction
Market Forces in the Development of Cities
Why Do Cities Exist?
Big and Small Cities
Where Do Firms Locate?
Urban Growth
Market Areas and Central Place Theory
Land Rent and Land Use Patterns
Introduction to Land Rent
Land Use in a Monocentric City
Land Use in Modern Cities
Land Use Controls and Zoning
Urban Transportation
Autos and Highways
Mass Transit
Urban Problems
Household Sorting
Urban Poverty
The Urban Education Problem
Urban Crime
Housing
Why is Housing Different?
Housing Policies
Local Government
Local Government Spending
Local Government Revenue
Appendix Tool of Microeconomics
Index
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