Urban economics. /
Arthur O'Sullivan.
- 6th ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2007.
- xxvii, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction and axioms of urban economics -- Market forces in the development of cities: Why do cities exists? -- Why do firms cluster? -- City size -- Urban growth -- Land rent and land-use patterns: Urban land rent -- Land-use patterns -- Neighborhood choice -- Zoning and growth controls -- Urban transportation: Externalities from autos -- Mass transit -- Urban crime: Crime -- Housing: Why is housing different? -- Housing policy -- Local government: The role of local government -- Tools of microeconomics.