Urban Land Economics / by Jaime Luque.
Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015Edition: 1st ed. 2015Description: xiii,154p.: ill.; 24cmContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9783319367798
- 657.192 23
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Table of Contents
Part I Cities
1 The Rise and Fall of Cities 3
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 5
References 6
2 Reinventing Cities 7
2.1 Multiple Choice Questions 9
References 11
3 The Consumer City Center 13
3.1 Multiple Choice Questions 15
References 16
4 Urban Decline 17
4.1 Multiple Choice Questions 21
References 23
5 Urban Crime 25
5.1 Multiple Choice Questions 28
References 29
Part II Agglomeration
6 Agglomeration Spillovers 33
6.1 Multiple Choice Questions 35
References 37
7 Geographie Concentration of Industry 39
7.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 41
References 43
8 Subcenters 45
8.1 Multiple Choice Questions 47
References 49
9 Sprawl 51
9.1 Multiple Choice Questions 54
References 55
Part III Homelessness
10 A Comparison of Homelessness Across Cities 59
10.1 Multiple Choice Questions 62
References 63
11 Poverty and the Role of Public Transportation 65
11.1 Multiple Choice Questions 67
References 68
12 Homeless in California 69
12.1 Multiple Choice Questions 72
References 73
Part IV The Effect of Regulation on Housing and Land Prices
13 Land Use Regulation 77
13.1 Multiple Choice Questions 79
References 80
14 Regulation and Housing Prices in Manhattan 81
14.1 Multiple Choice Questions 84
References 86
15 The Cause of Urban Regulation 87
15.1 Multiple Choice Questions 89
References 90
16 Rent Control 91
16.1 Multiple Choice Questions 93
References 95
Part V Neighborhood Choice
17 Weather and Migration 99
17.1 Population Growth, 1970-2000 100
17.2 Alternative Growth Rates 100
17.3 Population Growth by Decade 101
17.4 Multiple Choice Questions 102
References 104
18 Schoo! Choice 105
18.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 107
References 108
19 Neighborhood Effects 109
19.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 111
References 112
Part VI Transportation
20 Urban Rai! Transit Expansions 115
20.1 Multiple Choice Questions 118
References 119
21 Highways 121
21.1 Multiple Choice Questions 123
References 124
Part VII Housing Financing and Government Programs
22 Financial and Housing Wealth 127
22.1 Multiple Choice Questions 129
References 131
23 Real Options 133
23.1 Multiple Choice Questions 136
References 137
24 Low-Income Housing Subsidies 139
24.1 Multiple Choice Questions 142
References 143
25 Mortgage Credit Expansion 145
25.1 Multiple Choice Questions 147
Reference 149
26 Government Programs and Labor Markets 151
26.1 Multiple Choice Questions 153
References 154
Index.
Cities: The Rise and Fall of Cities -- Reinventing Cities -- The Consumer City Center -- Urban Decline -- Urban Crime -- Agglomeration: Agglomeration Spillovers -- Geographic Concentration of Industry -- Sub centers -- Sprawl -- Homelessness: A Comparison of Homelessness Across Cities -- Poverty and the Role of Public Transportation -- Homeless in California -- The Effect of Regulation on Housing and Land Prices: Land Use Regulation -- Regulation and House Prices in Manhattan -- The Cause of Urban Regulation -- Rent Control -- Neighborhood Choice: Weather and Migration -- School Choice -- Neighborhood Effects -- Transportation: Urban Rail Transit Expansions -- Highways -- Housing Financing and Government Programs: Financial and Housing Wealth -- Real Options -- Low-Income Housing Subsidies -- Mortgage Credit Expansion -- Government Programs and Labor Markets.
This book covers the main aspects of regional and urban economics and presents state-of-the-art theories in a comprehensive and concise way. The book will be of interest to undergraduates in business and economics and covers specific areas such as real estate, urban and regional planning and geography and development studies.
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