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.
