Urban Economic Theory (Land Use and City Size) - Softcover

Fujita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052139645X ISBN 13: 9780521396455

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book examines the economic reasons why people choose to live where they live and develops, through analysis of the bid rent function, a unified theory of urban land use and city size. The first part of the book explicates the basic theory of urban land use and optimal city size. Residential location behavior of households is examined in a microeconomic framework and equilibrium and optimal patterns of residential land use are discussed. The corresponding equilibrium and optimal city sizes are studied in a variety of contexts. Part Two extends the classical theories of von Thunen and Alonso with the addition of externality factors such as local public goods, crowding and congestion, and racial prejudice. The rigorous mathematical approach and theoretical treatment of the material make Urban Economic Theory of interest to researchers in urban economics, location theory, urban geography, and urban planning.

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Book Description:

An examination of the economic reasons determining choice of location develops, through analysis of the bid rent function, a unified theory of urban land use and city size.

From the Back Cover:

Urban Economic Theory presents a unified theory of land use and city size using the bid rent approach. Professor Fujita examines the residential location behavior of households within a microeconomic framework in the first part of the book. In the second part of the book, the basic theory is extended to include externality factors such as local public goods, crowding and congestion, racial prejudice, and differentiated producer services.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 052139645X
• ISBN 13: 9780521396455
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 380