The Oxford Handbook of Urban Economics and Planning

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 and Director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland. Knaap's research interests include the economics and politics of land use planning, the efficacy of economic development instruments, and the impacts of environmental policy. He serves on the State of Maryland's Smart Growth Subcabinet and Sustainable Growth Commission and the Science and Technical Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Bay Commission. Knaap earned his B.S. from Willamette University, his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, and received post-doctoral training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, all in economics.

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.

• I. PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING AND URBAN ECONOMICS; II. URBAN STRUCTURE, GROWTH AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; III. SOCIAL AND EQUITY ISSUES; IV. URBAN LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION POLICY; V. ECONOMIC, WORKFORCE AND HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT; VI. URBAN PUBLIC FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE; VII. INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS