Edited by Harry W. Richardson, Honorary Doctorate, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Kenneth Button, University Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, US, Peter Nijkamp, Professor Emeritus, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Centre for European Studies, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Romania and the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China, Heonsoo Park assisted.

’This book will be an essential reference text for urban economists and will be important background reading for graduate courses on urban economics.’- Public Administration, Development, and Environment

• Contents: Volume I: Introduction Part I: The Location Theory of the Firm Part II: Household Location and Land Use Part III: Spatial Competition and Central Places Theories Index • Volume II: Part I: General Equilibrium in Space Part V: The Spatial Organization of Public Services Part VI: Operational Miodels of Location Index