Regional / urban economics

With an increase in urban crises arising from a growing population and rising affluence, and the inadequacy of conventional theories to predict the future states of the environment, Resources for the Future laid out a series of studies on the resource base of the urban environment.

Uneven Urbanscape draws on decades of empirical research to examine ethnoracial disparity in urban Los Angeles.

Uneven Urbanscape draws on decades of empirical research to examine ethnoracial disparity in urban Los Angeles.

The dynamic, collaborative management model that saved a U.

China's unprecedented urbanization is underpinned by not only massive rural-urban migration but also a household registration system embedded in a territorial hierarchy that produces lingering urban-rural duality.

China's unprecedented urbanization is underpinned by not only massive rural-urban migration but also a household registration system embedded in a territorial hierarchy that produces lingering urban-rural duality.

This book provides a definitive overview of contemporary developments in our understanding of urban life in China.

This book provides a definitive overview of contemporary developments in our understanding of urban life in China.

This edited collection provides an alternative discourse on cities evolving with physically and virtually networked communities-the 'digital polis'-and offers a variety of perspectives from the humanities, media studies, geography, architecture, and urban studies.

The dynamic, collaborative management model that saved a U.

This book evaluates why cities choose to bid for the Olympics, why Olympic bids fail, and whether cities can benefit from failed bids.

This pioneering book explores the meaning of the term "e;Black social economy,"e; a self-help sector that remains autonomous from the state and business sectors.

With mega townships as the tool, this book analyses the complexity, scale and the challenges associated with the development paradigm in India from various built environment lenses.

This book explores how energy efficiency is a major component in the development of sustainable real estate.

With the rise of wealth inequalities, our cities are changing dramatically.

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Given the reality of China's economic development and urbanization, this book studies the development of the private sector and the process of regional urbanization in the Yangtze River Delta region to provide a path for new urbanization throughout China.

This book describes the evolution of the community development sector over the past 50 years, and it presents a framework and road map for how community development organizations can advance their mission through strategic partnerships that utilize their core competencies.

The world has still to emerge fully from the housing-triggered Global Financial Crisis, but housing crises are not new.

The industrialisation of China prompted the biggest commodity boom of modern times.

Endogenous growth theory has significantly impacted most of the developing and developed countries, shifting priorities of industrial policies towards innovation.

This book is a concise treatise of the alternative paradigms used in BRICS countries to tackle urban housing shortages.

This book analyzes three points: employment conditions for migrant workers, the impact of industrialization as part of industrial clusters upon surrounding and outlying villages, and the labour market in industrial clusters.

This book examines the relationship between urban migrant movements, struggles and digitality which transforms public space and generates mobile commons.

Through a close examination of India's policies, economic system, social systems and politics, this study explores the numerous perspectives and debates on India's urbanization.

The Economics of Urban Diversity explores ethnic and religious minorities in urban economies.

Can a bold investment in education turn around the economy of an entire city?

The past few decades have witnessed the economic and geopolitical rise of a number of large middle-income countries around the world.

This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nation's history.

This book aims at meeting the growing demand in the field by introducing the basic spatial econometrics methodologies to a wide variety of researchers.

The author examines the two most advanced eco-city projects: the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in China, and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.

The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'.

The sixth edition of Urban Land Economics full update to the popular and well-established text examining economics as applied to property.

Unal uses Turkey as a case study to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of land and labor markets in spreading economic opportunities within agriculture and its ability to reduce rural poverty.

The purpose of this book is to provide a key text on urban economics in a global context.

Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates.

By the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas.

The term 'housing crisis' has recently been associated with rising foreclosure rates and tottering financial institutions, particularly in the US and Europe.

In this volume, we examine the challenges and opportunities created by global migration at the start of the 21st century.

In this volume, we examine the challenges and opportunities created by global migration at the start of the 21st century.

The persistence of poverty hurts us all, and attacking poverty is a major policy objective everywhere.

First published in 1992, this Routledge Revival sees the reissue of a truly original exploration of the nature of urbanization and capitalism.

First published in 1992, this Routledge Revival sees the reissue of a truly original exploration of the nature of urbanization and capitalism.

This title provides a comprehensive review of the economics of urban transportation.

This title discusses the treatment of urban and regional issues by Marx, Engels and other early Marxists, and examines recent controversies in these areas.

This title discusses the treatment of urban and regional issues by Marx, Engels and other early Marxists, and examines recent controversies in these areas.

A state of the art overview of theoretical and empirical aspects of housing market research.

A state of the art overview of theoretical and empirical aspects of housing market research.

Examine the big-league benefits of minor league baseball!

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