The Oxford Handbook of Urban Economics and Planning

(Author) Nancy Brooks
Format: Hardcover
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This volume embodies a problem-driven and theoretically informed approach to bridging frontier research in urban economics and urban/regional planning. The authors focus on the interface between these two subdisciplines that have historically had an uneasy relationship. Although economists were among the early contributors to the literature on urban planning, many economists have been dismissive of a discipline whose leading scholars frequently favor regulations over market institutions, equity over efficiency, and normative prescriptions over positive analysis. Planners, meanwhile, even as they draw upon economic principles, often view the work of economists as abstract, not sensitive to institutional contexts, and communicated in a formal language spoken by few with decision making authority. Not surprisingly, papers in the leading economic journals rarely cite clearly pertinent papers in planning journals, and vice versa. Despite the historical divergence in perspectives and methods, urban economics and urban planning share an intense interest in many topic areas: the nature of cities, the prosperity of urban economies, the efficient provision of urban services, efficient systems of transportation, and the proper allocation of land between urban and environmental uses. In bridging this gap, the book highlights the best scholarship in planning and economics that address the most pressing urban problems of our day and stimulates further dialog between scholars in urban planning and urban economics.

Information
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Inc
Format:
Hardcover
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780195380620
Publish year:
2012
Publish date:
Jan. 12, 2012

Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks is best known for her novel "The Forgotten Daughter," a gripping tale of family secrets and redemption. Her writing style is marked by rich character development and evocative prose. Brooks' key contributions to literature include exploring themes of identity and resilience in the face of adversity.

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