Urban Economics

by Mills, Edwin S.; Hamilton, Bruce W.

• ISBN13: 9780673468673
• ISBN10: 0673468674
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-07
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Urban Economics uses economic theory to analyze cities as well as urban issues and problems. The authors discuss the economic history of U.S. urbanization and regional shifts, and then go on to examine basic theoretical models, including the open-city model, against real-world urban environments. The text concludes by critically evaluating urban problems and the public sector, including discussions of the housing market, transportation, local government, pollution and environmental quality, and urbanization in developing countries. The Fifth Edition includes more coverage on education and an entirely new chapter on housing financiers.

Table of Contents

Basic Ideas and Historical Background

The Nature of Urban Areas

Comparative Advantage and Regions

Urbanization and Economic Growth in the United States

Trends in Sizes and Structures of Urban Areas

Theoretical Foundations

Introducing Land and Land Rents into Price Theory

Theoretical Analysis of Urban Structure

A Critical Examination of the Model

Welfare Economics and Urban Problems

Urban Problems and the Public Sector

The Problem of Poverty

The Market for Housing

Housing Finance and Investment

Housing Problems and Policies

Urban Transportation

Local Government

Pollution and Environmental Quality

Sizes and Structures of Urban Areas

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