TY - GEN AU - McDonald John F TI - Urban economics and real estate : : theory and policy / SN - 1405131187 AV - HT321 PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford : PB - Blackwell Pub., KW - Urban economics KW - Real property KW - Real estate development KW - Real estate business KW - Urban policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to urban economics -- Schools of thought in urban economics -- Location decisions, agglomeration economies, and the origins of cities -- The economic functions of cities -- Introduction to urban location patterns : static analysis -- Using the monocentric city model -- Empirical testing of the monocentric city model -- Housing in urban areas -- Housing policy in the United States -- Real estate law and institutions -- Real estate markets -- Real estate development and investment -- The public sector in urban areas -- Urban transportation -- An overview of urban social problems -- Urban poverty and its spatial concentration -- Crime in urban areas -- Education, labor markets, and migration -- Models of metropolitan economic growth -- Agglomeration economies, technical change, and urban growth -- Economic development policies for urban areas ER -