Description: I. ECONOMICS AND URBAN AREAS. 1. Introduction to Urban Economics. 2. Schools of Thought in Urban Economics. 3. Location Decisions, Agglomeration Economies, and the Origins of Cities. 4. Economic Functions of Cities. II. LOCATION PATTERNS IN URBAN AREAS. 5. Introduction to Urban Location Patterns: Static Analysis. 6. Model of a Monocentric Urban Area. 7. Urban Employment Centers. 8. Urban Transportation. 9. Housing in Urban Areas. 10. The Public Sector in Urban Areas. III. ECONOMIC GROWTH OF URBAN AREAS. 11. Models of Metropolitan Economic Growth. 12. Agglomeration Economies, Technical Change, and Urban Growth. 13. Labor, Capital, and Urban Growth. 14. Economic Development Policies for Urban Areas. IV. THE CHANGING URBAN ECONOMY. 15. Urban Growth and Changing Location Patterns. 16. Urban Dimensions of Economic and Social Problems. Appendix: Review of Some Mathematics and Microeconomic Theory. Solutions to Selected Exercises.

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