UrbanUrban EconomicsEconomics Wang-yali gives a lecture 2003-2004 academic year term 2 1 urban economics 2007-10-22 IntroductionIntroduction 导论导论 z What Is Urban Economics? z What Is an Urban Area? z The History of World Urbanization 2 urban economics 2007-10-22 cataloguecatalogue目录目录 z Introduction 导论 z Chapter1:basic issue in development of cites z Chapter2 z Chapter3 z Chapter4 z Chapter5 z Chapter6 z Chapter7 z Chapter8 z Chapter9 z Chapter10 3 urban economics 2007-10-22 WhatWhat IsIs UrbanUrban EconomicsEconomics z The location choices of firms and households z The spatial aspects of urban problem and public polity z Why isn't it called location economics or spatial economics? – Most location decisions involve an urban choice – Most important problems caused by location choices occur in urban areas – Most issue relative location and spatial but not only 4 urban economics 2007-10-22 WhatWhat IsIs anan UrbanUrban AreaArea z Town or urban place 城镇 z City 城市 z urban area,城区 z Central City or Central Place 中心城市或中心地 z urbanized area 城市化地区 z metropolitan area,MA 大城市地区 z metropolitan statistical area,MSA 大城市统计区 z Consolidated metropolitan statistical area,MSA 大城市联合统计区 5 urban economics 2007-10-22 TheThe HistoryHistory ofof WorldWorld UrbanizationUrbanization z The History of world city – The defensive city and religious city – Feudal cities and Mercantile cities z The History of world Urbanization – Agriculture and manufacturing – Intercity and intracity transportation – Construction methods z The History of Chinese Urbanization 6 urban economics 2007-10-22 ChapterChapter 11 basicbasic issueissue inin developmentdevelopment ofof citescites z Why Do Cities Exist? z Where Do Cities Develop? z How Many Cities? 1 urban economics 2007-10-22 WhyWhy DoDo CitiesCities Exist?Exist? zComparative advantage zInternal scale economies zAgglomerative economies 2
