Principles of Urban Economics

Author: Zhang Dunfu
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The book consists of 18 chapters, divided into three parts:
Part 1: Macro Urban Economics, including Chapters 1–4, primarily introduces the theories and methods of urbanization. It studies the growth and expansion of a city as a point, covering the economic principles of urbanization, economic analysis of urban systems, the global urbanization process and its analysis, and the economic analysis of urbanization in China.
Part 2: Micro Urban Economics, including Chapters 5–12, expands the city into a plane, studying the city as a relatively independent economic and social system and its fundamental operating principles. It covers urban economic growth, urban economic development, urban land economics, urban housing economics, urban population economics, urban public sector economics, urban environmental economics, and urban welfare economics.
Part 3: Urban Economics and Social Management, including Chapters 13–18, focuses on the role of government functions and their impact during the urban development process. It includes urban government management and e-government, urban capital operations and urban management, urban social issues and management, urban development strategy management, urban planning and layout management, and urban management models from foreign countries.