{"product_id":"city-and-country-an-interdisciplinary-collection-hardback-9780631228844","title":"City and Country; An Interdisciplinary Collection (Hardback) 9780631228844","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCity and Country\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Interdisciplinary Collection\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaurence S. Moss (Edited by), LS Moss (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631228844, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 July 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 3.3 cm, 0.88 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe sixteen ground-breaking essays in this volume examine the processes by which cities grow and how current public policy, both in the area of zoning and town planning respond to this process.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCity and Country: an Interdisciplinary Collection:\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e1. Editor's Introduction: Laurence S. Moss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Historical Perspectives on the Agglomeration Approach to Economic Growth:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Henry George and Classical Growth Theory: A Significant Contribution to Modeling Scale Economies : John Whitaker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Modeling Agglomeration and Dispersion in City and Country Gunnar Myrdal, François Perroux, and the New Economic Geography: Stephen J. Meardon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. City and Country: Lessons from European Economic Thought: Jürgen G. Backhaus; Gerrit Meijer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Making the Country Work for the City: Von Thünen's Ideas in Geography, Agricultural Economics and the Sociology of Agriculture: Daniel Block, E. Melanie DuPuis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: New Research on Size, Geography, Specialization and Productivity:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Agglomeration and Congestionin the Economics of Ideas and Technological Change: Norman Sedgley; Bruce Elmslie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Zipf's Law for Cities and Beyond: The Case of Denmark: Thorbjørn Knudsen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Structure of Sprawl: Identifying and Characterizing Employment Centers in Polycentric Metropolitan Areas: Nathan B. Anderson, William T. Bogart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Edge Cities and the Viability of Metropolitan Economies: Contributions to Flexibility and External Linkages by New Urban Service Environments: David L. McKee; Yosra A. McKee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Manufacturing and Rural Economies in the United States: The Role of Nondurable Producers, Labor Costs and State Taxes: Mark Jelavich.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Case Studies: Land Value Taxation and Real Estate Development:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Value Capture as a Policy Tool in Transportation Economics: An Exploration in Public Finance in the Tradition of Henry George: H. William Batt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Coordinating Opposite Approaches to Managing Urban Growth and Curbing Sprawl: A Synthesis: Thomas L. Daniels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Leapfrogging, Urban Sprawl, and Growth Management: Phoenix, 1950–2000: Carol E. Heim.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. A City without Slums: Urban Renewal, Public Housing, and Downtown Revitalization in Kansas City, Missouri: Kevin Fox Gotham.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. A City Divided by Political Philosophies: Residential Development in a Bi-Provincial City in Canada: Gura Bhargava.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Transformation of the City in the 21st Century:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. International Sister-Cities: Bridging the Global-Local Divide: Rolf D. Cremer; Anne de Bruin; Ann Dupuis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Completely Decentralized City: The Case for Benefits Based Public Finance: Fed E. Foldvary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406392062232,"sku":"9780631228844","price":81.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631228844.jpg?v=1784137771","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/city-and-country-an-interdisciplinary-collection-hardback-9780631228844","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}