Fhis book uses economic analysis to explain why cities exist,where they develop,how they grow,and how different activities are arrangd within cities.It also explores the economics of urban problems such as poverty,inadequate housing,segregation,congestion,pollution,and crime.
作者簡介
Arthur O’Sullivan is a professor of Economics at Oregon State University. After receiving his B.S.in Economics at the University of Oregon,he spent two years in the Peace Corps,working with city planners in the Philippines.He received his Ph.D.in Economics from Princeton University in 1981rh and then spent eleven years at the University of Califrnia,Davis.At Oregon State University,he teaches introductory and intermediate microeconomic and urban/regional economics.Professor O’Sullivan’s research wxplores economic issues concerning urban land use,environmental protection,and public Economics,Journal of Environmental Economics and Management,National Tax Journal,and Journal of Public Economics.
圖書目錄
1 Introduction PART Ⅰ Market Forces in the Development of Cities 2 Why Do Cities Exist? 3 Whert Do Cities Develop? 4 The History of Western Urbanization 5 How Many Cities? 6 Urban Economic Growth PART Ⅱ Land Rent and Urban Land-Use Patterns 7 Introduction to Land Rent and Land Use 8 Land Use in the Monocentric City 9 General-Equilibrium Land Use 10 Suburbanization and Modern Cities 11 Land-Use Controls and Zoning PARTⅢ Poverty and Housing 12 Segregation and Poverty in the Central City 13 Other Dimensions of Poverty 14 Why Is Housing Different? 15 Housing Policies ……