Urban economics / Arthur O'Sullivan.

By: O'Sullivan, Arthur [author]
Language: English Publisher: Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2007Description: xxvii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume ISBN: 0071244719; 9780071244718Subject(s): Urban economicsDDC classification: 330.91732
Contents:
Chapter 1 Introduction and Axioms of Urban Economics 1 Part I MARKET FORCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES 15 Chapter 2 Why Do Cities Exist? 17 Chapter 3 Why Do Firms Cluster? 34 Chapter 4 City Size 55 Chapter 5 Urban Growth 72 Part II LAND RENT AND LAND-USE PATTERNS 99 Chapter 6 Urban Land Rent 101 Chapter 7 Land-Use Patterns 130 Chapter 8 Neighborhood Choice 161 Chapter 9 Zoning and Growth Controls 185 Part III URBAN TRANSPORTATION 205 Chapter 10 Externalities from Autos 207 Chapter 11 Mass Transit 235 Part IV URBAN CRIME 255 Chapter 12 Crime 257 Part V HOUSING 281 Chapter 13 Why Is Housing Different? 283 Chapter 14 Housing Policy 301 Part VI LOCAL GOVERNMENT 321 Chapter 15 The Role of Local Government 323 Chapter 16 Local Government Revenue 341
Summary: 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 II examines the market forces that shape cities and the role of government in determining land-use patterns. Part III looks at the urban transportation system, exploring the pricing and design of public transit systems and the externalities associated with automobile use (congestion, environmental damage, collisions). Part IV uses a model of the rational criminal to explore the causes of urban crime and the spatial consequences. Part V explains the unique features of the housing market and examines the effects of government housing policies. The final part of the book explains the rationale for our fragmented system of local government and explores the responses of local governments to intergovernmental grants and the responses of taxpayers to local taxes. All of the economic concepts used in the book are covered in the typical intermediate microeconomics course, but a Tools of Microeconomics appendix is included that covers the key concepts for students whose exposure to microeconomics is limited to an introductory course or who could benefit from a review of intermediate concepts.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Introduction and Axioms of Urban Economics 1
Part I
MARKET FORCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES 15
Chapter 2 Why Do Cities Exist? 17
Chapter 3 Why Do Firms Cluster? 34
Chapter 4 City Size 55
Chapter 5 Urban Growth 72
Part II
LAND RENT AND LAND-USE PATTERNS 99
Chapter 6 Urban Land Rent 101
Chapter 7 Land-Use Patterns 130
Chapter 8 Neighborhood Choice 161
Chapter 9 Zoning and Growth Controls 185
Part III
URBAN TRANSPORTATION 205
Chapter 10 Externalities from Autos 207
Chapter 11 Mass Transit 235
Part IV
URBAN CRIME 255
Chapter 12 Crime 257
Part V
HOUSING 281
Chapter 13 Why Is Housing Different? 283
Chapter 14 Housing Policy 301
Part VI
LOCAL GOVERNMENT 321
Chapter 15 The Role of Local Government 323
Chapter 16 Local Government Revenue 341

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 II examines the market forces that shape cities and the role of government in determining land-use patterns. Part III looks at the urban transportation system, exploring the pricing and design of public transit systems and the externalities associated with automobile use (congestion, environmental damage, collisions). Part IV uses a model of the rational criminal to explore the causes of urban crime and the spatial consequences. Part V explains the unique features of the housing market and examines the effects of government housing policies. The final part of the book explains the rationale for our fragmented system of local government and explores the responses of local governments to intergovernmental grants and the responses of taxpayers to local taxes.

All of the economic concepts used in the book are covered in the typical intermediate microeconomics course, but a Tools of Microeconomics appendix is included that covers the key concepts for students whose exposure to microeconomics is limited to an introductory course or who could benefit from a review of intermediate concepts.

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