Brooks, N: Oxford Handbook of Urban Economics and Planning

I. Principles of Planning and Urban Economics; 1 Nancy Brooks, Teaching urban economics to planners and the role of urban planning to economists.; 2 Nikhil Kaza and Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Principles of planning for economists.; 3 Richard Arnott, What planners need to know about the 'new urban economics'.; II. Urban Structure, Growth and the Development Process; 4 Kieran Donaghy, Managing Change in Urban Infrastructure Systems; 5 Peter Gordon and Harry Richardson, Urban Structure and Economic Growth.; 6 Alex Anas, Discovering the Efficiency of Urban Sprawl.; 7 Joseph Persky and Wim Wiewel, Urban decentralization, suburbanization and sprawl: An Equity Perspective.; 8 Philip McCann, The Role of Industrial Clustering and Increasing Returns to Scale in Economic Development and Urban Growth; III. Social and Equity Issues; 9 Stephen Ross, Social Interactions within Cities: Neighborhood Environments and Peer Relationships.; 10 Hyunsun Choi and David Sloane, Does Workin

Nancy Brooks is currently a Visiting Associate Professor at Cornell University in the Department of City and Regional Planning, and she has also been on the economics department faculty at the University of Vermont. She earned her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. Her research interests are in applied urban and environmental economics. She has published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Kieran Donaghy is professor and chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University. He holds a Ph.D. in regional science from Cornell University. He has studied issues in transportation, land use, housing, labor markets, and the environment. Much of his recent research concerns the impacts of globalization and climate change on regions and how resource-rich regions can avoid the 'resource curse. Gerrit-Jan Knaap is Professor of Urban Studies and Planning

"The large number of chapters results in coverage of a wide range of topics, all treated analytically and many augmented with empirical evidence.... Teachers and students of urban economics as well as urban planners will find it quite valuable. Highly recommended."--CHOICE

"The editors of this handbook set out to bridge the disciplines of urban economics and city and regional planning and have succeeded wonderfully. They have put together a remarkably comprehensive set of original chapters written by leading scholars that address many of the critical issues facing contemporary urban areas. They also present and critically analyze a variety of tools for addressing those issues. This handbook is an essential reference volume and can be used in upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses in urban economics and planning."--William M. Rohe, Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"This timely and important collection goes well beyond the traditional urban economics canon of externalities, bid-rent theory and public choice theory to uncover the economic principles and practices by which real urban places actually function. A section on the application of urban economics principles in Asia and developing countries is especially welcome. Were I developing an advanced undergraduate course or introductory graduate course on urban economics for a globalizing world, this is the text I'd use."--John D. Landis, Crossways Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania

"The Oxford Handbook of Urban Economics and Planning brings together many of the leading thinkers in economics and planning who show how economics informs planning decisions and how planning informs economic thinking. The handbook covers the waterfront in contemporary planning concerns and promises to become a leading text for courses in planning and economics."--Arthur C. Nelson, Presi