Full Description
The purpose of this book is to provide a key text on urban economics in a global context. The book is driven by the themes of urban economics - urban growth, housing, property investment and development, etc. - and the different approaches to these themes taken in different regions of the world are introduced and exemplified in boxes within each chapter.
Contents
Introduction.- Urban Growth.- The Spatial Structure of Urban Areas.- Housing.- The Location and Globalization of Economic Activity.- Urban Development and Renewal.- Property Development.- Property Investment.- Urban Planning, Land Policy and the Market.- Welfare Economics, the Environment and Urban Congestion.- Conclusions.
