Urban economics and real estate : theory and policy /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction to urban economics
- World urbanization
- Schools of thought in urban economics
- Location decisions, agglomeration economies, and the origins of cities
- The economic functions of cities
- Introduction to urban location patterns : static analysis
- Using the monocentric city model
- Empirical testing of the monocentric city model
- Real estate law and institutions
- Housing in urban areas
- Housing policy
- Real estate markets
- Real estate development and investment
- The public sector in urban areas
- Urban infrastructure
- Urban transportation
- Urban social problems : a case study of urban areas of the northeastern U.S.
- Urban poverty and its spatial concentration in the U.S.
- Urban poverty in developing countries
- Crime in urban areas
- Education, labor markets, and migration
- Models of metropolitan economic growth
- Agglomeration economies, technical change, and urban growth
- Economic development policies for urban areas.