URBAN ECONOMICS. THEORY AND POLICY

The book deals with the financing of local government expenditure, regulation of urban land-use patterns, limitation of traffic congestion and control of urban environmental decay. The theoretical background is given, followed by a more detailed discussion of current urban problems from the economist's view point. Chapters are included on: the economics of geographical concentration, intra-urban location and land use, the urban labour market, the dynamic urban economy, the theory of city size and spacing, the urban environment, the urban transport problem, urban housing, the urban public economy, urban planning. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Macmillan Press, Limited

  4 Little Essex Street
  London WC2R 3LF,   England 
• Authors:
  • BUTTON, K J
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 218 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Macmillan Press, Limited
  • Publisher: Macmillan Press, Limited
  • ISSN: 3318-5943

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cities; City planning; Economics; Environment; Freight transportation; Labor market; Land use; Local government; Local government agencies; Parking; Planning; Policy; Public transit; Regulations; Road pricing; Size; Spacing; Traffic congestion; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 255: Economics; 2455: Environment; 1112: Freight transport; 356: Land use; 192: Local authority; 955: Parking; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 240: Road pricing; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153313
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM