Sinopsis de Cities, agglomeration, and spatial equilibrium

Intriguing look at why cities exist and the forces that shape them through the eyes of an economist. Mathematically rigorous overview of the economic theory of cities. 220 million Americans crowd together in the 3% of the country that is urban. 35 million people live in the vast metropolis of Tokyo, the most productive urban area in the world. The central city of Mumbai alone has 12 million people, and Shanghai almost as many. We choose to live cheek by jowl, in a planet with vast amounts of space. Yet despite all of the land available to us, we choose to live in proximity to cities. Using economics to understand this phenomenon, the urban economist uses the tools of economic theory and empirical data to explain why cities exist and to analyze urban issues such as housing, education, crime, poverty and social interaction. Drawing on the success of his Lindahl lectures, Edward Glaeser provides a rigorous account of his rese...

Otros libros de Arquitectura / construccion

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  Acerca del control del espacio urbano o las ordenanzas municipales de policiá, construción y ornato de la ciudad.
  Autor: Ayuntamiento de Madrid..
  ISBN: .
  Editorial: Oxford University
  
  
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  Aplicaciones informáticas al proyecto urbano.
  Autor: Giménez Baldrés, E..
  ISBN: 978-84-8363-254-3.
  Editorial: Oxford University
  
  
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  Barcelona: del pla d'accessibilitat a la ciutat per a tothom.
  Autor: Aragall i Clave, F..
  ISBN: .
  Editorial: Oxford University
  
  
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  CCRS Avance del plan insular de Tenerife.
  Autor: Cabildo de Tenerife.
  ISBN: .
  Editorial: Oxford University
  
  
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  Ciudad e historia: la temporalidad de un espacio vivido y construido.
  Autor: Fernández Rota, José Antonio.
  ISBN: 978-84-460-2883-3.
  Editorial: Oxford University