Regional / urban economics Books

Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a very serious new book about economics and policy written by a team of academics under the leadership of Michael Storper . . . But it is written in a very accessible style, using the structure of a scientific detective story. And it is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of California and cities more broadly."—Jon Christensen, SFGate"The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies is a path-breaking book, both empirically and theoretically. It brings together an impressive array of data that helps explain the divergent economic trajectories of the San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles region, and provides new theoretical insights on the importance of social networks and knowledge communities in shaping economic growth."—Chris Benner, University of California, Santa Cruz"Throughout history, commerce and cities have invented and paced each other. Once developed, cities entered into competition. Blending the perspectives of history, business, urban planning, and public/private partnership, this lively and exhaustively documented study tells the story of how two representative urban regions—the Bay Area centered on San Francisco and Los Angeles, a metropolitan region unto itself— have carried on this ancient and ever new competition for commerce and hegemony."—Kevin Starr, University of Southern California"A highly original inquiry into the diverging development trajectories of Los Angeles and San Francisco since the 1970s. This book offers exemplary forensic evidence, while at the same time providing a robust theoretical appraisal of regional growth in general."—Allen J. Scott, Distinguished Research Professor, University of California, Los Angeles"Storper and his colleagues have crafted a sweeping yet nuanced account of how the economies of metropolitan Los Angeles and San Francisco have steadily diverged over the past several decades. Their interpretation, based on a wealth of data and interviews, has important lessons for many urban regions struggling to maintain or improve their place in the global economy."—Edward J. Malecki, The Ohio State UniversityTable of ContentsContents and Abstracts1The Divergent Development of City Regions chapter abstractEconomic development is geographically uneven; incomes differ widely across places. After a long period during which incomes tended to become more even across cities and regions within developed countries, they are now diverging again. In 1970, the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles regions had very similar per capita incomes; in 2012, Los Angeles was almost 30 percent lower than the Bay Area. Understanding this process of divergence, which is widespread among metropolitan regions around the world, is a window on understanding economic development more generally. 2Divergent Development: The Conceptual Challenge chapter abstractInnumerable forces influence economic development, and research on it uses many different methods and comes from several disciplines. Four theoretical fields that contribute to understanding divergent economic development of city regions are development theory, regional science and urban economics, the new economic geography, and the social science of institutions. Together, they provide a robust framework for understanding convergence and divergence in economic development. 3The Motor of Divergence: High-Wage or Low-Wage specialization chapter abstractThe specialization of urban regions in different tradable industries is the source of significant differences in wages and income levels. Los Angeles was more specialized than San Francisco in 1970 but considerably less specialized in 2010. During this period, San Francisco consolidated its specialization in activities related to information technology, and Los Angeles consolidated its hold on the entertainment industries, but Los Angeles lost many other high-wage specializations it formerly contained, replacing them with low-wage specializations. Los Angeles also lost its lead over San Francisco in innovative sectors, as the latter soared in its per capita patenting rate. All in all, Los Angeles's economy came to have less overall focus and sophistication, while San Francisco's came to have more. 4The Role of Labor in Divergence: Quality of Workers or Quality of Jobs? chapter abstractDifferences in average regional wages between San Francisco and Los Angeles increased from 5 percent in 1970 to 35 percent in 2010. Wage gaps are due partially to increasing differences in the skills of the labor force but are proportionally greater than the increase in skills gaps. Skills gaps themselves must also be explained. Do they emerge as different kinds of people migrate or stay according to different kinds of jobs created in the two regions? Or is it the reverse: people go to the two regions in search of lifestyle amenities and housing, and the two economies diverge by absorbing different kinds of people? This is the key debate in urban labor economics. This chapter shows that the key force in drawing different kinds of labor was an increasing gap in the types of employment available, itself driven by differences in regional economic specialization. 5Economic Specialization: Pathways to Change chapter abstractIndustries, firms, and entrepreneurs in the Bay Area and Los Angeles did not plan the economic divergence of their regions. They faced challenges from the restructuring of the Old Economy and benefited from the opportunities of the New Economy. Their successes and failures widened the income gap between the two regions. This chapter presents comparative case studies of entertainment, aerospace, information technology, logistics, and biotechnology in San Francisco and Los Angeles, showing how they developed differently and shaped specialization, wages, and income divergence in the two regions. 6Economic Development Policies: Their Role in Economic Divergence chapter abstractRegional economic development is shaped by many policies, which are implemented by national governments, regional and state governments, and local governments. But local economic development policies in Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area since 1970 had little to do with the economic divergence of these two regions. In reality, many so-called economic development policies have little to do with economic development as such, instead emphasizing land use changes and competition for sales tax revenue rather than industry and job development. Many of the problems with local planning and development policies in the United States in general are exemplified by the comparison of the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles. 7Beliefs and Worldviews in Economic Development: To Which Club Do We Belong? chapter abstractDominant beliefs—those of political and economic entrepreneurs in a position to make policies—over time result in the accretion of an elaborate structure of institutions that determine economic and political performance. This chapter documents the worldviews and beliefs of regional leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles since 1970. In Los Angeles, leaders never developed a consistent vision of the new economy or the region's role in it; in San Francisco, this vision emerged early in the 1980s and was reinforced over time and diffused throughout the region's leadership institutions. Moreover, San Francisco's leadership institutions are stronger and more interconnected than those of Greater Los Angeles, and its political majorities are more consistent over time, leading to more consistent regional policy agendas. 8Seeing the Landscape: The Relational Infrastructure of Regions chapter abstractNetworks of people and organizations create "invisible colleges" in labor markets, industries, communities, and political leadership. They influence who gets access to other people and hence to implementing ideas and finding resources. This chapter measures the corporate, philanthropic, and leadership networks of the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles since 1980. It shows that they had similar starting points in terms of their structure of connections, but that they diverged. Principal firms and industries in Los Angeles became less connected, while in San Francisco they become more closely intertied, with broader and deeper connections among their boards of directors. Networks among scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and firms are much denser in San Francisco than in Greater Los Angeles. There are more industry-building dealmakers in the Bay Area than in Los Angeles. The relational infrastructures of the two regions have become more and more different over time. 9Connecting the Dots: What Caused Divergence? chapter abstractThe sources of economic divergence lie in their divergent levels and types of economic specialization. Specialization is caused by many forces, including lucky breakthroughs in technology, particular powerful individuals, decisions of key firms at critical turning points, and lock-in effects from initial advantages. Most of these forces cannot be predicted or created. But they must find fertile ground, and this ground is prepared by the ability of the regional economy's firms, leaders, and workers to create and absorb the organizational change that is key to new, high-wage industries. Los Angeles and San Francisco are a striking contrast in these abilities, with Los Angeles's firms and leaders persistently returning to Old Economy organizational forms and San Francisco's firms and leaders consistently inventing the organizational forms of the New Economy that become models for the American and world economies as a whole. 10Shaping Economic Development: Policies and Strategies chapter abstractHigh-wage specialization comes from a complex sequence involving entrepreneurship, encouragement by local robust actors or leaders, breakthrough innovations, new organizational practices, the emergence of supportive overall relational infrastructure and networks, the proliferation of new specialized brokers and dealmakers, the diffusion of conventions or rules of thumb for doing business in new ways, and ultimately the consolidation of major firms. What is common to all processes of successful respecialization of a region's economy is the emergence of the right kinds of networks, organizational practices, worldviews, and beliefs for the region's evolving economic specializations. It is crucial to align understandings and change expectations so as to change policy agendas and to open up new forms of private action. When regional conversations are outdated, the process of organizational adjustment is stymied, as it has been in Los Angeles for 40 years. Old conversations must not crowd out new ones. 11Improving Analysis of Urban Regions: Methods and Models chapter abstractThe chapter assesses the contributions of regional science and urban economics, the new economic geography, and the institutional approaches found in economics, sociology, and political science to the analysis of urban economic development. The concept of development clubs should guide empirical identification of city-regions that are in different structural categories and their different constraints and opportunities. Each theory has additional empirical and methodological gaps that can be improved on. If this is done, then the field of comparative regional economic analysis will be able to offer more robust insights into economic development.

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Book SynopsisWith a focus on practicality and accessibility, contributors explore the complexities of Louisiana's economic reality and explain the state's current tax structure. In so doing, they suggest reforms that challenge the state's use of sales tax, application of the individual income tax, approach to corporate taxation, and allocation of other taxes.

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Book SynopsisIn recent decades, economically disadvantaged Americans have become more residentially segregated from other communities: they are increasingly likely to live in high-poverty neighborhoods that are spatially isolated with few civic resources. Low-income citizens are also less likely to be politically engaged, a trend that is most glaring in terms of voter turnout. Examining neighborhoods in Atlanta, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Rochester, Amy Widestrom challenges the assumption that the class gap in political participation is largely the result of individual choices and dispositions. Displacing Democracy demonstrates that neighborhoods segregated along economic lines create conditions that encourage high levels of political activity, including political and civic mobilization and voting, among wealthier citizens while discouraging and impeding the poor from similar forms of civic engagement.Drawing on quantitative research, case studies, and interviews, Widestrom shows tTrade Review"Displacing Democracy sets out to challenge and complicate a story that is often understood as an easy equation between individual resources and individual political behavior: most rich people vote, most poor people don't. Amy Widestrom's fine book recasts this as a challenge of political engagement under conditions of stark economic segregation. What matters, in the end, is where you live-and the ways in which civic infrastructure and civic resources can sustain (or sap) democratic participation." * Colin Gordon, University of Iowa *Table of ContentsIntroduction. A Theory of Economic Segregation and Civic Engagement Chapter 1. Understanding Civic Engagement in Context: Methodology and the Logic of Case Study Selection Chapter 2. Public Policy and Civic Environments in Urban America Chapter 3. Economic Segregation and the Mobilizing Capacity of Voluntary Associations Chapter 4. Economic Segregation, Political Parties, and Political Mobilization Conclusion. The Dynamics and Implications of Economic Segregation, Civic Engagement, and Public Policy Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Notes Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisIn 2008, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers (UPMC) hoisted its logo atop the U.S. Steel Building in downtown Pittsburgh, symbolically declaring that the era of big steel had been replaced by the era of big medicine for this once industrial city. More than 1,200 miles to the south, a similar sense of optimism pervaded the public discourse around the relationship between health care and the future of Houston''s economy. While traditional Texas industries like oil and natural gas still played a critical role, the presence of the massive Texas Medical Center, billed as the largest medical complex in the world, had helped to rebrand the city as a site for biomedical innovation and ensured its stability during the financial crisis of the mid-2000s.Taking Pittsburgh and Houston as case studies, The Medical Metropolis offers the first comparative, historical account of how big medicine transformed American cities in the postindustrial era. Andrew T. Simpson explores hTrade Review"Simpson demonstrates the impressive depth and breadth of his research. He not only chronicles the major developments in the health care industry in each city, he also peels back the curtain on the internal deliberations of the major players as they made strategic decisions. These details provide useful insights for those interested in nonprofit governance and public-private partnerships, particularly in the context of urban economic development. Likewise, these case studies chronicle how national trends in American health care throughout the 20th century affected local health care industries." * Journal of Urban Affairs *"Access to health care remains near the center of American political discourse. Based on two local studies, Andrew T. Simpson deftly explains the economic imperatives of postwar urban sprawl in molding the shifting relationship between medical centers and the communities they serve." * Guenter B. Risse, author of Mending Bodies, Saving Souls: A History of Hospitals *"Well framed and full of insights for audiences in urban history, business history, health policy, and the history of medicine, this book interleaves the soaring visions and sobering realities of two American cities that sought to promote hopeful social and economic futures by investing in not-for profit health institutions. By situating the uncontrolled growth of U.S. healthcare expenditures alongside deliberate local and regional plans to realize civic improvement through healthcare revenues, Andrew T. Simpson firmly establishes the role of place, contingency, and governance in shaping the seemingly ungovernable system that threatens to bankrupt municipal economies at the same time that it promises to save them." * Jeremy Greene, author of Generic: The Unbranding of Modern Medicine *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Making the Medical Metropolis Chapter 1. Building Cities of Health: Medical Centers in Pittsburgh and Houston Before 1965 Chapter 2. The Hospital-Civic Relationship in the Shadow of the Great Society Chapter 3. City of Hearts, City of Livers: Specialty Medicine and the Creation of New Civic Identities Chapter 4. "When the Fire Dies": Biotechnology and the Quest for a New Economy Chapter 5. The Coming of the System: Changing Health Care Delivery in the Medical Metropolis Chapter 6. A Charitable Mission or a Profitable Charity? Redefining the Hospital-Civic Relationship Epilogue. The Future of the Medical Metropolis Notes Archival Collections and Abbreviations Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisThe State of New York is now building one of the world's longest, widest, and most expensive bridges - the new Tappan Zee Bridge - stretching more than three miles across the Hudson River, approximately thirteen miles north of New York City. Urban planner Philip Plotch offers a behind-the-scenes look at three decades of contentious planning and politics centred around this bridge.Trade Review"Philip Plotch combines a terrific story with a relentless search for evidence and doses of humor to give us a first-rate portrayal of the political process at work. He recounts the efforts over several decades to replace the aging Tappan Zee Bridge. Through three decades of struggle and failed plans, three governors—George Pataki, Eliot Spitzer, and David Paterson—kept the project alive though often on a 'death watch.' Plotch reveals how Governor Andrew Cuomo picked up the torch, manipulated the facts where he thought it necessary, and overcame many obstacles to begin construction." -- Jameson W. Doig * author of Empire on the Hudson *"We spend years in traffic yet know little of the brew of politics, bureaucracy, interests, and ideals keeping us there. Planner and political scientist Plotch examines this principle through one transportation planning debacle: the three-decade struggle to refurbish or replace the Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River north of New York City ... Anyone concerned about the place of large infrastructure projects in the modern U.S. should consider this sobering case study." * Publisher's Weekly *"Plotch has tremendous insight into the challenges of building extraordinarily complex projects in difficult political and fiscal climates. His professional experience and probing questions have enabled him to help explain Planet Albany—a place where thought defies gravity." -- David A. Paterson * Governor of New York, 2008-2010 *"Philip Plotch's political history about the replacement of New York's Tappan Zee Bridge should be on the bookshelf of planners and other practicioners, elected officials, community members, and students engaged in or entering megaproject and urban politics debates ... Plotch skillfully tells the painful story of this bridge's evolution through a three-decade saga of conflict between elected officials, engineers, planners, environmentalists, and others who held divergent views about addressing traffic congestion in the corridor. The book is carefully researched and benefits from Plotch's extensive collection of primary materials and interviews with more than 100 key actors, including governors and influential members of the public and advocacy organizations...At times, I felt witness to interviews and his discoveries in real time…At its foundation, this book is a guide to what not to do in megaproject development. …Thus, Politics Across the Hudson provides an accessible and useful primer on what one can expect to surface and evolve potentially during a megaproject's long, winding path in deference to the phrase “expect the unexpected.” * Journal of the American Planning Association *“The Tappan Zee Bridge has been a symbol of infrastructure inaction in the U.S. over the last several decades – until now! New York State's Governor Cuomo has found the way to overcome the bickering among the many stakeholders and actually get to construction of the much needed replacement for this obsolescent and heavily used structure. How he did it, and how decades of issues stood in the way, are well told by Dr. Philip Plotch. This is a treatise for policy makers, planners, engineers, community leaders. Plotch has brought to light the genius in how to get big things done. It should go on your shelf next to your copy of Caro.” -- Robert E. Paaswell * Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering (City College of New York) and Director Emeritus *“Even with my lifelong interest in traffic congestion, I had much to learn from Politics Across the Hudson. What resonated most with me is the extremely lengthy process of conflicting viewpoints among the many agencies involved in our transportation systems. Nothing gets done fast." -- Anthony Downs * author of Stuck in Traffic *“Plotch’s analytical skills are top-notch and his writing is incisive and succinct. He writes with a historian's attention to detail, a political scientist's interest in theory, and a public policy scholar's fascination with how the sausage is actually made.” -- Jeffrey Smith * assistant professor of Politics and Advocacy, The New School, New York *"Governor David Patterson held about 6 meetings a month. That's according to Professor Philip Plotch who recently published a book, Politics across the Hudson, about the Tappan Zee Bridge and the construction." -- Stephen Nesson * WNYC *"The resulting Politics Across the Hudson: The Tappan Zee Megaproject is a short, compelling account of how good politics rarely translates into good public policy. Its 191 pages make for easy reading and its 41 pages of footnotes and bibliography, for authoritative telling" * Times Herald *"Plotch, a former planning official with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., writes with depth and wit about engineering, bureaucracy and politics" * Times Union *"On list of books for Political Junkies on Your Christmas List" * Newsmax *Winner of the prestigious American Planning Association journalism award for its “in-depth research, hard hitting analysis and compelling look at the politics behind New York's first major new bridge in more than 50 years.” * American Planning Association *“Using original documents and conducting numerous interviews with key players, the author went a long distance to unravel this complex process. In so doing, he managed to eloquently, and in great detail, trace the project’s political, planning and bureaucratic evolution.” * Journal of Planning Literature *Philip Plotch gives a brief history and sums up the future of the Tapen Zee Bridge project in this short video (http://youtu.be/PltWbA1aBhI) -- for WNYC“a wonderful book about this infrastructure megaproject" * Journal of the American Planning Association *"How the governor latched onto decades of planning to achieve his new Mario M. Cuomo Bridge" by Philip Mark Plotch * Westchester Journal News *"Cuomo astride our infrastructure: He got the Second Ave. Subway and new Tappan Zee over the finish line, but how?" op-ed by Philip Plotch * New York Daily News *"Why can't we build anything? Plus Lawyers (!), SoftBank pressures and more Amazon HQ2" by Danny Crichton and Arman Tabatabai * TechCrunch *"Truck traffic surges on Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, drops at George Washington Bridge" by Thomas C. Zambito and Frank Esposito * LoHud.com *"How Gov. Thomas Dewey engineered Tappan Zee Bridge toll money to edge out Port Authority" by Thomas C. Zambito * LoHud.com *"Plotch’s Politics Across the Hudson makes abundantly clear, understanding how infrastructure declines and deteriorates is enormously important." * Journal of Planning Literature *"Saint Peter’s Resident Transportation Expert Appears on One-on-One with Steve Adubato" https://www.saintpeters.edu/news/2019/08/01/saint-peters-resident-transportation-expert-appears-on-one-on-one-with-steve-adubato/ * One-on-One with Steve Adubato *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsGuides to This BookIntroduction1 The I-287 Corridor: From Conception to Congestion2 Searching for Congestion Solutions (1980–1988)3 Finalizing Plans for the HOV Lane (1988–1995)4 Killing the HOV Lane (1994–1997)5 Permut’s Rail Line and Platt’s Bridge6 Pataki’s Task Force: Raising Expectations Sky High (1998–2000)7 The Thruway Authority versus Metro-North (2000–2006)8 Eliot Spitzer Doesn’t Have Enough Steam (2007–2008)9 David Paterson: The Overwhelmed Governor (2008–2010)10 Andrew Cuomo Takes Charge in 201111 Public Reaction and Cuomo’s Campaign (2011–2012)12 Lost Opportunities and Wasted ResourcesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book Synopsis While many older American cities struggle to remain vibrant, New Brunswick has transformed itself, adapting to new forms of commerce and a changing population, and enjoying a renaissance that has led many experts to cite this New Jersey city as a model for urban redevelopment. Featuring more than 100 remarkable photographs and many maps, New Brunswick, New Jersey explores the history of the city since the seventeenth century, with an emphasis on the dramatic changes of the past few decades. Using oral histories, archival materials, census data, and surveys, authors David Listokin, Dorothea Berkhout, and James W. Hughes illuminate the decision-making and planning process that led to New Brunswick’s dramatic revitalization, describing the major redevelopment projects that demonstrate the city’s success in capitalizing on funding opportunities. These projects include the momentous decision of Johnson & Johnson to build its world headquarteTrade Review“A fascinating look at the City of New Brunswick and its urban decline and rebirth. A book on this subject could not have been better written.” * New Jersey Studies *"Overall, the book does a good job at bringing together multiple perspectives on redevelopment processes and specific projects and is a valuable contribution to many disciplines and fields, including planning, public policy, urban studies, community development, sociology, political science, architecture, historical preservation, history, and geography." * Journal of Planning Education and Research *Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations1. The Economy of New Brunswick: A City Reinventing Itself from Inian’s Ferry to the Information Age Photo Essay: The Corner of Albany and George Streets2. The People of New Brunswick: Population and Resident Profile over Time3. The National Context of Urban Revitalization4. New Brunswick Transformation: Challenge and Strategic Response Photo Essay: The Transformation of Seminary Hill5. New Brunswick Transformation: Critical Projects in a Multi-Decade Revitalization6. Looking to the Past and Future of New Brunswick and National Urban RevitalizationAppendix A. New Brunswick Oral History Interviews, 2009–2015: Biographical InformationAppendix B. New Brunswick Redevelopment and Economic History: A TimelineAppendix C. MapsNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisPresent-day New Jersey is the result of a long demographic and economic journey that has taken place over centuries, constantly influenced by national and global forces. Population Trends in New Jersey provides a detailed examination of this journey. Trade Review"This book is an eye-opener into the powerful economic and demographic forces that are transforming the advanced world and its cities. Drawing upon more than a century of research at the Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research, Jim Hughes and David Listokin provide a deep dive into way these forces have shaped and reshaped New Jersey. From great battles of Colonial times to the Industrial Revolution and the world-changing inventions of Thomas Edison to mass suburbanization, deindustrialization, immigration, urban decline and the remaking of its older cities, and its signature contributions to popular culture from Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen, and much more, this book shows how New Jersey is a great bellwether of change for America and the world." -- Richard Florida * Author of The Rise of the Creative Class and The New Urban Crisis *"Labor Force Challenges: An Intense and Growing Concern," by Michael G. McGuinness * Real Estate NJ *"This book is an eye-opener into the powerful economic and demographic forces that are transforming the advanced world and its cities. Drawing upon more than a century of research at the Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research, Jim Hughes and David Listokin provide a deep dive into way these forces have shaped and reshaped New Jersey. From great battles of Colonial times to the Industrial Revolution and the world-changing inventions of Thomas Edison to mass suburbanization, deindustrialization, immigration, urban decline and the remaking of its older cities, and its signature contributions to popular culture from Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen, and much more, this book shows how New Jersey is a great bellwether of change for America and the world." -- Richard Florida * Author of The Rise of the Creative Class and The New Urban Crisis *"Labor Force Challenges: An Intense and Growing Concern," by Michael G. McGuinness * Real Estate NJ *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1 Overview and Summary: A State of Unrelenting Change 2 New Jersey Population from the Colonial Period to the Early Republic 3 The Long-Term Decennial Growth Picture 4 The People of New Jersey: Long-Term Diversity in Racial, Ethnic, and National Origin 5 Population, Geography, and the “Big Six” Cities 6 Components of Population Change 7 The Generational Framework 8 The Baby Boom Generation’s Enduring Legacy 9 Generations X, Y, Z, and Alpha 10 Generations and Age-Structure Transformations 11 The Great Household Revolution 12 Demographics and Income 13 Recent Dynamics and the Future Appendix A: Population by County in New Jersey in the Colonial Era (1726, 1738, 1745, 1772, and 1784) and as a State (1790–2018) Appendix B: The Business Cycle and Demographics Appendix C: Historic Black Population, “Great Migration,” and “Reverse Great Migration” Nationwide and in New Jersey Appendix D: The Demographics of New Jersey Residential Housing Appendix E: New Jersey Population Density and Urban and Metropolitan Residence Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTo fully understand New Jersey in the 2020s and beyond, it is crucial to understand its ever-changing population. This book examines the twenty-first century demographic trends that are reshaping the state now and will continue to do so in the future.Trade Review"Labor Force Challenges: An Intense and Growing Concern," by Michael G. McGuinness— Real Estate NJ "This book is an eye-opener into the powerful economic and demographic forces that are transforming the advanced world and its cities. Drawing upon more than a century of research at the Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research, Jim Hughes and David Listokin provide a deep dive into way these forces have shaped and reshaped New Jersey. From great battles of Colonial times to the Industrial Revolution and the world-changing inventions of Thomas Edison to mass suburbanization, deindustrialization, immigration, urban decline and the remaking of its older cities, and its signature contributions to popular culture from Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen, and much more, this book shows how New Jersey is a great bellwether of change for America and the world."— Richard Florida, Author of The Rise of the Creative Class and The New Urban CrisisTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1 Overview and Summary: A State of Unrelenting Change 2 New Jersey Population from the Colonial Period to the Early Republic 3 The Long-Term Decennial Growth Picture 4 The People of New Jersey: Long-Term Diversity in Racial, Ethnic, and National Origin 5 Population, Geography, and the “Big Six” Cities 6 Components of Population Change 7 The Generational Framework 8 The Baby Boom Generation’s Enduring Legacy 9 Generations X, Y, Z, and Alpha 10 Generations and Age-Structure Transformations 11 The Great Household Revolution 12 Demographics and Income 13 Recent Dynamics and the Future Appendix A: Population by County in New Jersey in the Colonial Era (1726, 1738, 1745, 1772, and 1784) and as a State (1790–2018) Appendix B: The Business Cycle and Demographics Appendix C: Historic Black Population, “Great Migration,” and “Reverse Great Migration” Nationwide and in New Jersey Appendix D: The Demographics of New Jersey Residential Housing Appendix E: New Jersey Population Density and Urban and Metropolitan Residence Notes References Index

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Book Synopsis The New Localism provides a roadmap for change that starts in the communities where most people live and work. In their new book, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges. Power is shifting in the world: downward from national governments and states to cities and metropolitan communities; horizontally from the public sector to networks of public, private and civic actors; and globally along circuits of capital, trade, and innovation. This new locus of powerthis new localismis emerging by necessity to solve the grand challenges characteristic of modern societies: economic competitiveness, social inclusion and opportunity; a renewed public life; the challenge of diversity; and the imperative of environmental sustainability. Where rising populism on the right and the left exploi

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Book SynopsisThe analyses found in City Distribution and Urban Freight Transport aim to improve knowledge in this important area by recognizing and evaluating the problems, with a focus on urban freight transport systems.Trade Review[T]he authors' use of relatively wide range of case studies and innovative methods as well as the clarity with which the analysis is presented makes this book a valuable reference for planners and policymakers. It provides an understanding of the key issues of urban freight distribution in modern cities. The book also appeals to academic scholars and graduate students in the field of either urban planning or public policy, who can also benefit from the extensive and solid foundation laid for future research. --Zhenhua Chen, The Review of Regional StudiesThis book is an important contribution to the study of the subject [of urban freight transport], focusing strongly on the inter-related issues of efficiency and sustainability. --Allan Woodburn, Journal of Transport GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction – City Distribution: Challenges for Cities and Researchers PART I: THE PROBLEM SITUATION AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS 1. City Distribution, a Key Element of the Urban Economy: Guidelines for Practitioners Laetitia Dablanc 2. Urban Freight Transport: The Challenge of Sustainability H.J. (Hans) Quak 3. Characteristics and Typology of Last-mile Logistics from an Innovation Perspective in an Urban Context Roel Gevaers, Eddy Van de Voorde and Thierry Vanelslander PART II: POSSIBLE METHODOLOGIES 4. Urban Freight Policy Innovation for Rome’s LTZ: A Stakeholder Perspective Amanda Stathopoulos, Eva Valeri, Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, Agostino Nuzzolo and Antonio Comi 5. Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis: A Case Study on Night-time Delivery for Urban Distribution Cathy Macharis, Ellen Van Hoeck, Sara Verlinde, Wanda Debauche and Frank Witlox 6. Definition of a Set of Indicators to Evaluate the Performance of Urban Goods Distribution Initiatives Sandra Melo and Álvaro Costa PART III: CASE STUDIES OF EUROPEAN CITIES 7. City Logistics in Italy: Success Factors and Environmental Performance Carlo Vaghi and Marco Percoco 8. Transport of Goods to and from the Center of Brussels: Using the Port to Improve Sustainability Tom van Lier and Cathy Macharis 9. Optimization of Urban Deliveries: Evaluating a Courier, Express and Parcel Services Pilot Project in Berlin Julius Menge and Paul Hebes 10. The Use of Rail Transport as Part of the Supply Chain in an Urban Logistics Context Jochen Maes and Thierry Vanelslander 11. Evaluation of Urban Goods Distribution Initiatives: An Empirical Overview in the Portuguese Context Sandra Melo Index

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Book SynopsisThis important collection provides a foundational understanding of the debates surrounding urban form and the ability of land use policy to deliver the preferred urban form. Professor Mulley has selected key published articles from disciplines at the interface of urban economics and transport economics.Trade Review‘This collection of seminal papers reflects on the long history of research on urban form and transport accessibility, and it includes contributions from many of the most influential thinkers in urban and regional science. Now they have all been assembled in a single volume that is accessible to all researchers – it provides an invaluable resource.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Corinne Mulley PART I THEORIES OF URBAN FORM AND HIERARCHIES OF CITY SIZE 1. Walter Christaller (1972), ‘How I Discovered the Theory of Central Places: A Report about the Origin of Central Places’ 2. August Lösch (1938), ‘The Nature of Economic Regions’ 3. Chauncy D. Harris and Edward L. Ullman (1945), ‘The Nature of Cities’ 4. Brian J.L. Berry and William L. Garrison (1958), ‘Recent Developments of Central Place Theory’ 5. Martin J. Beckmann (1958), ‘City Hierarchies and the Distribution of City Size’ 6. J.V. Henderson (1974), ‘The Sizes and Types of Cities’ PART II CONTRIBUTION OF THE ‘NEW ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY’ 7. Brian J.L. Berry (1964), ‘Cities as Systems within Systems of Cities’ 8. Paul Krugman (1991), ‘Increasing Returns and Economic Geography’ 9. Masahisa Fujita and Paul Krugman (1995), ‘When is the Economy Monocentric?: von Thünen and Chamberlin Unified’ 10. Masahisa Fujita and Tomoya Mori (1997), ‘Structural Stability and Evolution of Urban Systems’ 11. Masahisa Fujita, Paul Krugman and Tomoya Mori (1999), ‘On the Evolution of Hierarchical Urban Systems’ 12. Takatoshi Tabuchi and Jacques-François Thisse (2011), ‘A New Economic Geography Model of Central Places’ PART III INTRA-URBAN LOCATION 13. Harold Hotelling (1929), ‘Stability in Competition’ 14. William Alonso (1960), ‘A Theory of the Urban Land Market’ 15. Waltar Isard and Tony E. Smith (1967), ‘Location Gāmes: With Applications to Classic Location Problems’ 16. Michael A. Goldberg (1970), ‘Transportation, Urban Land Values, and Rents: A Synthesis’ 17. Robert H. Nelson (1973), ‘Accessibility and Rent: Applying Becker’s “Time Price” Concept to the Theory of Residential Location’ 18. Robert M. Solow (1972), ‘Congestion, Density and the Use of Land in Transportation’ 19. Edwin S. Mills (1972), ‘Markets and Efficient Resource Allocation in Urban Areas’ 20. Gerald S. Goldstein and Leon N. Moses (1973), ‘A Survey of Urban Economics’ 21. Gilles Duranton and Diego Puga (2000), ‘Diversity and Specialisation in Cities: Why, Where and When Does it Matter?’ 22. Antonio Ciccone and Robert E. Hall (1996), ‘Productivity and the Density of Economic Activity’ 23. J. Vernon Henderson (2003), ‘Marshall’s Scale Economies’ 24. Patricia C. Melo, Daniel J. Graham and Robert B. Noland (2009), ‘A Meta-analysis of Estimates of Urban Agglomeration Economies’ 25. Anthony J. Venables (2007), ‘Evaluating Urban Transport Improvements: Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Presence of Agglomeration and Income Taxation’ PART IV ACCESSIBILITY MEASUREMENT 26. Walter G. Hansen (1959), ‘How Accessibility Shapes Land Use’ 27. A.G. Wilson (1971), ‘A Family of Spatial Interaction Models, and Associated Developments’ 28. Chauncy D. Harris (1954), ‘The Market as a Factor in the Localization of Industry in the United States’ 29. C. Clark, F. Wilson and J. Bradley (1969), ‘Industrial Location and Economic Potential in Western Europe’ 30. J.M. Morris, P.L. Dumble and M.R. Wigan (1979), ‘Accessibility Indicators for Transport Planning’ 31. R.W. Vickerman (1974), ‘Accessibility, Attraction, and Potential: A Review of Some Concepts and their Use in Determining Mobility’ PART V THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE 32. P.M. Allen and M. Sanglier (1979), ‘A Dynamic Model of Growth in a Central Place System’ 33. Francesca Medda, Peter Nijkamp and Piet Rietveld (2003), ‘Urban Land Use for Transport Systems and City Shapes’ 34. Daniel J. Graham (2007), ‘Variable Returns to Agglomeration and the Effect of Road Traffic Congestion’

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Book SynopsisThe diversity of the contributions reflect the multidisciplinary nature of creative city theorizing, which encompasses urban economics, economic geography, social psychology, urban sociology, and urban planning.Table of ContentsContents: PART I: FOUNDATIONS 1. Analysing Creative Cities David Emanuel Andersson and Charlotta Mellander 2. Creative People Need Creative Cities Åke E. Andersson 3. The Creative Class Paradigm Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Patrick Adler 4. Big-C Creativity in the Big City Dean Keith Simonton 5. Clusters, Networks and Creativity Charlie Karlsson PART II: PEOPLE 6. The Open City Peter Jason Rentfrow 7. The Value of Creativity Todd M. Gabe 8. Understanding Canada’s Evolving Design Economy Tara Vinodrai 9. Technology, Talent and Tolerance and Inter-regional Migration in Canada Karen M. King 10. Higher Education and the Creative City Roberta Comunian and Alessandra Faggian PART III: NETWORKS 11. Research Nodes and Networks Christian Wichmann Matthiessen, Annette Winkel Schwarz and Søren Find 12. Scenes, Innovation, and Urban Development Dan Silver, Terry Nichols Clark and Christopher Graziul 13. The Arts: Not Just Artists (and Vice Versa) Elizabeth Currid-Halkett and Kevin M. Stolarick 14. The Creative Potential of Network Cities David F. Batten 15. Why Being There Matters: Finnish Professionals in Silicon Valley Carol Marie Kiriakos PART IV: PLANNING 16. Creative Cities Need Less Government David Emanuel Andersson 17. Land-use Regulation for the Creative City Stefano Moroni 18. The Emergence of Vancouver as a Creative City Gus diZerega and David F. Hardwick PART V: MARKETS 19. Cultivating Creativity: Market Creation of Agglomeration Economies Randall G. Holcombe 20. The Sociability and Morality of Market Settlements Arielle John and Virgil Henry Storr 21. Creative Environments: The Case for Local Economic Diversity Pierre Desrochers and Samuli Leppälä 22. Does Density Matter? Peter Gordon and Sanford Ikeda 23. Creative Milieus in the Stockholm Region Börje Johansson and Johan Klaesson 24. The Creative City and its Distributional Consequences: The Case of Wellington Philip S. Morrison PART VI: VISIONS 25. Contract, Voice and Rent: Voluntary Urban Planning Fred E. Foldvary 26. A Roadmap for the Creative City Charles Landry Index

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Book SynopsisExamines the obstacles and opportunities inherent in public private partnerships (PPPs), as well as provide a toolkit of best practices and lessons learned for the creation of effective PPPs. The material in this book is applicable to a wide range of communities, and is designed to help members of the public and private sectors understand each others' needs, expectations, and resources.

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics offers a state-of-the-art, comprehensive overview of the discipline of urban and city logistics. The COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in internet shopping in particular have placed new demands on urban logistics which require innovative technological and policy responses. Similarly, the necessity for sustainable urban logistics offers both a challenge and opportunity for development and seeks to address traffic congestion, local air quality, traffic-related degradation, the use of energy, safety aspects and noise. Featuring contributions from world-leading, international scholars, the chapters examine concepts, issues and ideas across five topic areas that reflect the increasingly diverse nature of current research and thinking in urban logistics: transport modes, urban logistics sectors, technical analysis, policy, and sustainability. Each chapter provides an overview of current knowledge, identifies issues and discusses the relevant debates in urban logistics and the future research agenda. This handbook offers a single repository on the current state of knowledge, written from a practical perspective, utilising theory that is applied and developed using real-work examples. It is an essential reference for researchers, academics and students working in all areas of urban logistics, from policy and planning to technology and sustainability, in addition to industry practitioners looking to develop their professional knowledge.

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Book SynopsisThe past decade has seen substantial progress towards the development of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). Accompanying the technological developments, there has been much dialogue around the potential for CAVs to help solve a range of economic, social, and environmental issues. Some of CAVs purported benefits include, for example, greater efficiency in the use of existing transport infrastructure, improved safety through removing human error, and widening access to automobility. However, there are also many potential downsides, and whether and how CAVs will deliver on their promise remains shrouded in much uncertainty and not a small degree of scepticism.This book views developments around CAVs through the lens of local policymakers and the towns and cities they represent. We argue it is now time to expand the dialogue to include consideration for towns and cities beyond those early adopters to understand how they will fare, and how CAVs might interact with other impTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The transition to connected and autonomous vehicles 3. The challenges posed by CAVs for the built environment 4. Alignment with concurrent policy agendas promoting liveability 5. Responding to the arrival of increasingly connected and autonomous vehicles 6. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisHousing matters to people, be they owner, renter, housing provider, homeless individual, housing professional, or policymaker. Housing in the United States: The Basics offers an accessible introduction to key concepts and issues in housingâand a concise overview of the programs that affect housing choices, affordability, and access in the United States today. Part I covers the fundamentals of housing: households, housing units, and neighborhoods; housing as basic need vs. human right; supply and demand; construction, rehabilitation, and renovation; and demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural trends. Part II focuses on housing policy and its evolution from the early 20th century, through the Great Recession to the present day; policies related to owner- and renter-occupied housing; tax policies and expenditures; place- and people-based programs; and shortages of affordable housing.Written in a clear and engaging style, this guide allows readers to quickly grasp the com

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Book SynopsisThe 8th edition of the longstanding and reputable textbook The Income Approach to Property Valuation elevates its practicality, broadens its international appeal, and cements its market leading status by incorporating the latest advancements in AI, PropTech and data analysis.The real estate world has changed significantly since the 7th edition. Accelerated by the pandemic, the occupation of real estate, the way end users interact with property and the way in which it is funded and managed have shifted significantly. The new edition is a comprehensive guide that explores various aspects of property valuation and investment in the context of the wider, international real estate market. It still introduces the basic frameworks, financial and investment approaches, and methodologies as it has always done, but with a much more hands on, explorative approach. The latter part of the book now focuses on how to evaluate the market circumstances, global, regional, and local influences and the social, political, economic, and technological impacts that shape the numbers to be entered into a valuation.Other key features of this groundbreaking new edition include: A chapter dedicated to Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) and Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) systems, highlighting their growing significance in the valuation process The inclusion of practical case studies, such as hotels and business valuation, adding a real-world dimension to the book, illustrating how various valuation methods are applied in different scenarios Practical consideration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors on property valuationNo other valuation textbook provides such a challenging, refreshing, and disruptive approach to teaching students how to generate reliable and robust valuations. The new edition of The Income Approach to Property Valuation is core reading for real estate and property valuation and appraisal classes the world over.

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Book SynopsisThe recent COVID-19 pandemic has arguably caused some of the most noticeable and influential societal and economic changes since World War Two. This path-breaking book investigates these changes and the subsequent responses of urban policy makers.Trade Review‘A unique contribution to understanding and analysis of the direct and indirect, private and public effects of pandemics (COVID in this case) on cities and regions and the formulation of policies to adopt and respond to such.’ -- Pierre Paul Proulx, Université de Montreal, Canada‘This edited book provides valuable insights on how cities and regions have adapted to the COVID pandemic and the post-COVID transition. The volume provides useful comparisons and case studies from the trans-Atlantic and Asia-Pacific areas on topics such as health care, remote and hybrid work, government functionality, and the overall effects of a major pandemic on the economic and social well-being of a broad range of urban centers and regions.’ -- Earl Fry, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University, and co-founder of the New International Cities Era project, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to The Impact of COVID on Cities and Regions ix Ed Blakely and Peter Karl Kresl PART I IMPACT AND RESPONSE 1 Post-COVID-19 Australian urban settlement: rebuild or reposition the nation? 2 Ed Blakely 2 Impact and response in cities and regions: Pennsylvania and New York 15 Peter Karl Kresl 3 Why we don’t learn: COVID’s impact on cities’ architecture is not being considered in new building developments 32 Mattia Bertin PART II CITIES AND REGIONS 4 Voices from the villages: non-urban territories facing post-COVID recovery 46 Daniele Ietri 5 The reshaping of work and (post-COVID) urban competitiveness in mid-sized metropolises: the case of Porto 58 Luís Carvalho and Sabrina Sgambati 6 Socio-economic dimensions of inclusiveness of smart cities in India in a post-pandemic era 74 Shaleen Singhal and Madhurima Waghmare 7 Post-COVID cities: some reflections on planning in uncertain times 92 Javier Ruiz Sánchez and Inés Aquilué Junyent PART III SPECIFIC ISSUES 8 The impact of COVID in Québec: telework, coworking and their effects on work and city environments 111 Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay 9 Consequences of COVID-19 on the Barcelona labour market 129 Joan Trullén and Vittorio Galletto 10 Changes in the labor market by type of city in Mexico during the COVID pandemic, 2020–2021 145 Isela Orihuela 11 Working in and for the city with smartness: first partial results from the European project IrSmart 161 Gianfranco Franz 12 Spatial differences in morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in Mexico: a regional and metropolitan analysis 179 Jaime Sobrino 13 Frugal innovation in the 1.5-metre society: analysis of the hospitality sector in the metropole region Rotterdam–The Hague 197 Erwin van Tuijl, Leo van den Berg, Koen Dittrich and Daniele Rossi-Doria Index

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Book SynopsisInterdisciplinary in its approach, with expert contributors from diverse backgrounds, Resilience and Regional Development brings to light the significance of multiple dimensions of resilience and its implications for the economy.Trade Review‘This book shows how the concept of resilience is relevant when studying space and sustainability. The individual chapters cover a broad range of topics. Therefore, this book ought to be very useful for researchers interested in learning about the scope of resilience, as an organizing principle, in regional science.’ -- Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: resilience and regions: different places, different dynamics and different policies 1 Gabriela Carmen Pascariu, Ramona Țigănaşu, Karima Kourtit and Peter Nijkamp PART I THE NEXUS OF RESILIENCE AND SPACE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 2 Creativity in cultural and creative industries as a source of regional adaptive resilience 10 Roberta Capello and Roberto Dellisanti 3 Accessibility, population dynamics and regional economic resilience 30 John Östh, Aura Reggiani and Peter Nijkamp 4 Binding resilience to the regional convergence framework: how does resilience affect the EU regional gaps? 51 Cristian Incaltarau and Zizi Goschin 5 Improving resilient development in Austrian cities from a transdisciplinary perspective 91 Antonija Bogadi and Rudolf Giffinger 6 A spatial perspective on wellbeing in the European Union 108 Alexandra Gheorghiu and Bogdan-Constantin Ibănescu 7 Does history affect regional resilience in the long term? Path-dependence lessons from Poland 127 Rafał Matera and Mariusz E. Sokołowicz PART II RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY 8 Sub-national governmental budget tools for surviving shocks: resiliency in the public sector 152 Steven Craig and Annie Yu-Hsin Hsu 9 Sustainable Development Goals. People and places chose what they do not have 169 Tomaz Ponce Dentinho, Katarzyna Kopczewska, Giovanni de Francesco, Gabriela Carmen Pascariu, Karmina Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp, Joanna Kurowska-Pysz, João Lourenço Marques, Ana Vinuela and Umut Türk 10 Spatial economic damage and recovery caused by tsunami risk in Japan: a dynamic input–output approach 189 Hiroyuki Shibusawa, Daichi Matsushima and Mingji Cui 11 Coping with extreme temperatures in European regions – from resilience to prosilience? 209 Ema Corodescu-Roşca, Alexandru Bănicá, Ionel Muntele and Pavel Ichim PART III CASE STUDIES: MULTIDIMENSIONAL SHOCKS, IMPACTS AND POLICIES 12 Crises, governance and resilience. A perception-based study 237 Ramona Ţigănaşu, Gabriela Carmen Pascariu and Alexandra Gheorghiu 13 Governance challenges of resilient local development in peripheral regions 279 Réka Horeczki and Ilona Pálńe Kovács 14 Typifying social cohesion in rural areas – the social places concept (SPC) 300 Sylvia Herrmann, Shari Jäkel and Berthold Vogel 15 Tourism and meeting incentive convention event (MICE) tourism in Europe, systemic shock, structural transformations and resilience 322 Sylvie Christofle 16 Resilience of tourism in times of global crises: the case of Romanian urban destinations 342 Alexandra Cehan, Alexandru Bănică, Mihail Eva and Corneliu Iaţu Index 377

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This book is essential for everybody who wants a modern overview of theories of regional and urban economics. Not only the beginner, but also the experienced reader has something to learn from Capello’s clear exposition. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about the exciting mysteries of spatial economics.’ -- Hans Westlund, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden‘Advanced Introduction to Regional and Urban Economics represents a fascinating journey through the relationship between economic activity and place, looking at regional and urban economics with new eyes. An essential read for all those interested in a fresh and insightful view of the profound impact of space on economic dynamics.’ -- Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 Introduction to Regional and Urban Economics 2 Location theory 3 Regional growth theories: constant returns to scale 4 Local development theories: agglomeration economies 5 Local development theories: innovation and proximity 6 Regional growth theories: increasing returns to scale 7 Conclusion to Regional and Urban Economics References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This book is essential for everybody who wants a modern overview of theories of regional and urban economics. Not only the beginner, but also the experienced reader has something to learn from Capello’s clear exposition. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about the exciting mysteries of spatial economics.’ -- Hans Westlund, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden‘Advanced Introduction to Regional and Urban Economics represents a fascinating journey through the relationship between economic activity and place, looking at regional and urban economics with new eyes. An essential read for all those interested in a fresh and insightful view of the profound impact of space on economic dynamics.’ -- Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 Introduction to Regional and Urban Economics 2 Location theory 3 Regional growth theories: constant returns to scale 4 Local development theories: agglomeration economies 5 Local development theories: innovation and proximity 6 Regional growth theories: increasing returns to scale 7 Conclusion to Regional and Urban Economics References Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by some of the founders of complexity theory and complexity theories of cities (CTC), this Handbook expertly guides the reader through over forty years of intertwined developments: the emergence of general theories of complex self-organized systems and the consequent emergence of CTC.Trade Review'This is a fascinating collection of discussions by leading authors, ranging from philosophical perspectives to conceptual frameworks and mathematical models across many disciplines. A unifying theme is the role of human cognition and decision making, addressed via psychology, uncertainty and risk, evolutionary game theory, behavioral economics and more. The book should be a reference to anyone interested in the history of the field and as a source of ideas for the opportunities (and challenges) of treating cities as complex systems in contrast to less holistic approaches to urban planning and policy.' -- Luis Bettencourt, University of Chicago, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Cities and Complexity 1 Juval Portugali PART I FOUNDATIONS 1 Cities, complexity and beyond 13 Juval Portugali 2 The emergence of complexity theories: an outline 28 Hermann Haken 3 City systems and complexity 48 Michael Batty 4 Major transitions in the story of urban complexity 64 Stephen Marshall and Nick Green PART II COMPLEXITY THEORIES OF CITIES 5 Complexity: the evolution and planning of towns and cities 86 Peter M. Allen 6 Synergetic cities 108 Juval Portugali and Hermann Haken 7 Co-evolution as the secret of urban complexity 136 Denise Pumain 8 Fractal geometry for analyzing and modeling urban patterns and planning sustainable cities 154 Pierre Frankhauser 9 Scaling, fractals and the spatial complexity of cities 176 Yanguang Chen 10 Cybernetic cities: designing and controlling adaptive and robust urban systems 195 Carlos Gershenson, Paolo Santi and Carlo Ratti PART III COMPLEXITY, LANGUAGE AND CITIES 11 New concepts in complexity theory arising from studies in the field of architecture: an overview of the four books of the nature of order with emphasis on the scientific problems which are raised 210 Christopher Alexander 12 The dialectic as driver of complexity in urban and social systems 233 Alan Penn PART IV MODELING COMPLEX CITIES 13 Modelling car traffic in cities 260 Vincent Verbavatz and Marc Barthelemy 14 Studying the dynamics of urban traffic flows using percolation: a new methodology for real-time urban and transportation planning 274 Nimrod Serok, Orr Levy, Shlomo Havlin and Efrat Blumenfeld Lieberthal 15 The simple complex phenomenon of urban parking 295 Itzhak Benenson and Nir Fulman PART V COMPLEXITY, PLANNING AND DESIGN 16 Complexity and uncertainty: implications for urban planning 319 Stefano Moroni and Daniele Chiffi 17 Tailoring nudges to self-organising behavioural patterns in public space 331 Koen Bandsma, Ward S. Rauws and Gert de Roo 18 Evolutionary games in cities and urban planning 349 Sara Encarna..o, Fernando P. Santos, Francisco C. Santos, Margarida Pereira, Jorge M. Pacheco and Juval Portugali 19 Homo faber, Homo ludens and the city: a SIRNIA view on urban planning and design 370 Juval Portugali Epilogue: cities and complexity in the time of COVID-19 391 Hermann Haken, Juval Portugali, Michael Batty, Stephen Marshall, Nick Green, Peter M. Allen, Pierre Frankhauser, Carlos Gershenson, Alan Penn, Vincent Verbavatz, Marc Barthelemy, Daniele Chiffi, Stefano Moroni, Koen Bandsma, Ward S. Rauws and Gert de Roo Index

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Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE WRITERS' TRUST SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITINGFrom the Globe and Mail tech reporter who revealed countless controversies while following the Sidewalk Labs fiasco in Toronto, an uncompromising investigation into the bigger story and what the Google sister company's failure there reveals about Big Tech, data privacy and the monetization of everything.When former New York deputy mayor Dan Doctoroff landed in Toronto,  promising a revolution in better living through technology, the locals were starstruck. In 2017 a small parcel of land on the city's woefully underdeveloped lakeshore was available for development, and with Google co-founder Larry Page and his trusted chairman Eric Schmidt leaning into Sidewalk Labs' pitch for the long-forsaken property—with Doctoroff as the urban-planning company's CEO—Sidewalk's bid crushed the competition.      But as

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Book SynopsisFrom the tech reporter who most closely pursued the Sidewalk Labs fiasco in Toronto, an uncompromising look into what the Google sister company's failure in urban development reveals about Big Tech, data and the monetization of everything.When former New York deputy mayor Dan Doctoroff landed in Toronto,  promising a revolution in better living through technology, the locals were starstruck. In 2017, a small parcel of land on the city's underdeveloped lakeshore was available for development, and with Google co-founder Larry Page and chairman Eric Schmidt leaning into Sidewalk Labs' pitch for the long-forsaken property—with Doctoroff as the urban-planning company's CEO—Sidewalk's bid crushed the competition.      But as soon as the bid was won, cracks appeared in the partnership between Doctoroff's team and Waterfront Toronto, the government-sponsored organization behind the contest. Hundreds more acres of undeveloped former port lands kept creeping into Sidewalk's plans, and questions were emerging about how much the public would benefit from the company's vision for a high-tech neighbourhood—and the data it could harvest from residents.   The ensuing fight to reel in the power of Sidewalk Labs became a crucible moment for the worldwide battle for digital rights and against the extension of a digital behemoth's corporate might into the physical world.    In the tradition of boardroom dramas like Bad Blood and Super Pumped, Sideways signals to the world that all may not be lost in the effort to contain the rapidly growing power of Big Tech.

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