Urban Economics

by O'Sullivan, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780072487848
• ISBN10: 0072487844
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

Arthur O'Sullivan's Urban Economics is the market-leading text for this course. Throughout the book, the author uses simple economic analysis to explain why cities exist, where they develop, how they grow, and how different activities are arranged within cities. O'Sullivan also explores the economics of urban problems and policies related to poverty, housing, transportation, education, and crime. The author has updated added to the material on theory, empirics, and policy discussion as well as streamlined the discussion throughout.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

Part I Market Forces in the Development of Cities

2 Why Do Cities Exist?

3 Big and Small Cities

4 Where Do Firms Locate?

5 Urban Growth

6 Market Areas and Central Place Theory

Part II Land Rent and Land Use Patterns

7 Introduction to Land Rent

8 Land Use in a Monocentric City

9 Land Use in Modern Cities

10 Land Use Controls and Zoning

Part III Urban Transportation

11 Autos and Highways

12 Mass Transit

Part IV Urban Problems

13 Household Sorting

14 Urban Poverty

15 The Urban Education Problem

16 Urban Crime

Part V Housing

17 Why is Housing Different?

18 Housing Policies

Part VI Local Government

19 Local Government Spending

20 Local Government Revenue

Appendix Tool of Microeconomics

Index