{"product_id":"the-urban-experience-9780197527313","title":"The Urban Experience","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Urban Experience provides a fresh approach to the study of metropolitan areas by combining economic principles, social insight, and political realities with an appreciation of public policy to understand how U.S. cities and suburbs function in the 21st century. The new edition will feature a new cohesive framework called the Metropolitan Area Dynamic introduced in the first chapter of the book, then incorporated into every chapter, to demonstrate the demographic, economic, political, social, and public policy forces that impact metropolitan areas. The narrative of the book is grounded in the real life experiences of students and their families on the premise that there is a fascination about one''s own surroundings to engage the students in their study. It uses a great deal of historical and comparative data to explore the wide variation in how we experience urban and suburban communities and will include greater discussion of cities worldwide to engage with large scale global issu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[This book] is the best real-world interdisciplinary book out there [on the topic]. [It offers] strong theoretical and applied coverage of: (1) expected effects of climate change to urban areas, (2) how wealth inequality is generated by urban areas and solutions to mitigate [this], (3) housing affordability in the urban areas that individuals want to live in, (4) transportation\/mobility upheavals and how the city deals with them, [and] (5) public safety and K-12 education concerns that keep people out of cities. * Rob Wassmer, Professor, California State University *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a good fit for students majoring in political science, urban studies, or public policy. The distinct advantage of this book is that it is comprehensive and covers a lot of urban issues using simple tools. * Rasha Ahmed, Associate Professor, Trinity College *\u003cbr\u003eThe revised text is organized appropriately by historical development and role of the metropolitan dynamics. Then, the authors creatively integrate topical issues of cities and suburbs. This is a real strength because it helps frame policy problems and policy solutions. [In addition] the text reflects current debates in the literature on the factors shaping uneven development and inequality in cities and suburbs. These are central areas of scholarly inquiry, and the authors appropriately engage these debates and apply them to current patterns. * Thomas Vicino, Professor, Northeastern University *\u003cbr\u003eThis second edition of The Urban Experience is a revised, expanded and updated version of a textbook introducing readers to some of the major ways of understanding the policy dynamics of metropolitan areas, those located in the United States in particular...The book clearly targets advanced undergraduates with a general social-scientific background. * Ben Derudder, Urban Studies, Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  Part I Introduction to Cities and Suburbs  Chapter 1 The Wonder and Paradox of Urban Life  Urban Issues and the Social Science Lens Our Love\/Hate Relationship with the City Our Love\/Hate Relationship with the Suburbs The Importance of Density Urban Spillovers Economic Geographies and Political Geographies The Dynamics of Metropolitan Development An Analytic Framework for Understanding Metropolitan Area   Dynamics Further Applications of the Analytic Framework Well-Being and Public Policy The Role of Political Power and Interest Groups Paradox and Urban Inquiry Key Issues in Urban Policy Globalization and the Changing Role of U.S. Cities The Tools of the Trade Opportunity Cost The Criteria of Efficiency and Equity Externalities Unintended Consequences Other Important Economic Concepts  Chapter 2 Cities of the World:  How Metro Areas Rank Defining Metro Areas The Need for Standard Definitions New Definitions Ranking The World's Metropolitan Areas Roles in the World Economy Ranking US Metropolitan Areas Cities and Their Reputations A Taxonomy of 21st Century Cities Central Cities and Suburbs Economic Rankings of Cities The Cost of Living Ranking World Cities Average Income per Capita per Year (PPP) Poverty Race and Ethnicity Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Global Cities Income Disparities in Global Cities Using Data Wisely  Part II The Dynamics of Metropolitan Development  Chapter 3 Metropolitan Development from the Seventeenth to the Early Twentieth Century The Geography of Growth:  Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces  The Era of Water and Steam Power The Era of Railroads, Electricity, and the Telephone Some Economic Concepts Underlying Urban Growth Trade and Transportation Costs Agglomeration Economies and Density Internal Economies of Scale Size of Consumer Markets Technological Progress Transportation Costs between 19th Century Cities Weber's Graphical Model of Transportation Costs  Other Important Ideas from Weber and from Isard Transportation Costs within 19th Century Cities Agglomeration Economies and the Growth of Cities  Technological Progress and Innovation Demographic Growth and Change in Urban Areas Internal Migration: From Rural to Urban America Immigration and the Growth of American Cities Annexation and the Growing Size of Cities The Changing Pattern of Urban Population Growth  Chapter 4 Cities and Suburbs Moving Into the 21st Century  The Dynamics of Metropolitan Expansion Formal Models of Urban Growth and Development Understanding Urban Land Values  The Basic Alonso Model---Learning About Cities from Rural   Farms Applying the Bid-Rent Model to Metro Area Development  The Residential Paradox Constrained Choice and Political Factors in Land Values and Location The Evolution of 20th Century U.S. Metropolitan Areas Post World War II Business Location The Rise of the Post-World War II Suburb The Impact of Federal Policies on Suburbanization Class, Race, and Ethnic Segregation in the American City New Immigration and the Cities Cross-Currents of the Late 20th Century: Sunbelt Cities, Edge Cities, And Gentrification The Rise of Sunbelt Cities The Rise of Edge Cities Central Cities and Gentrification   The Changing Fortunes of Individual Cities Globalization and the Competition for Industry in the 21st Century Weber and the Twenty-First-Century City  Part III Foundations of Metropolitan Area Prosperity  Chapter 5 Urban Prosperity and the Role of Trade A Short Primer on the Economics of Trade Absolute Advantage Comparative Advantage Limitations to the Theory of Comparative Advantage  New Trade Theory The Theory of Competitive Advantage Trade and Prosperity Export Base Theory: The Demand Side of the Metropolitan Area's Economy The Basic\/Non-Basic Approach: A Simple Measurement Technique Job Multipliers Location Quotients Limitations of the Basic\/Non-Basic Approach Input-Output Analysis: A More Complex Set of Tools Limitations of the Input-Output Measurement Technique Limitations of the Demand Side Focus Shifting the Focus from the Demand Side to the Supply Side The Supply Side: A Long-Term Perspective Interactions between the Demand Side and the Supply Side  Strategies for Less-Resilient Metropolitan Areas Competitive Advantage in Inner-City Neighborhoods Understanding Metro Area Prosperity in Light of Economic Theory Newly Prosperous Metro Areas in the US Summing Up                   Chapter 6 Urban Labor Markets and Metro Prosperity The National Economic Business Cycle Unemployment Across the Globe Employment and Unemployment in the United States What Occupations Pay Labor Market Earnings by Metro Area Occupational Wage Differentials Across Metro Areas  Occupational Wage Differentials Between Occupations Across Metro Areas Theories About Wage Determination Understanding Wage Differentials Human Capital Market Power and Barriers to Mobility in the Labor Market Racial and Ethnic Discrimination  Spatial Mismatch Skills Mismatch Employment, Social Networks, and Social Capital The Role of Unions Immigration Explaining Metro Area Earnings Differentials:  A Summary Labor Markets and Urban Prosperity  Part IV Current Policy Issues in Metro Areas  Chapter 7 The Urban Public Sector Government's Economic Role in Metro Areas How the Private Market is Supposed to Work Supply and Demand in the Private Sector Market Failure and the Public Sector Market Power  Information Problems Negative and Positive Externalities Pure Public Goods Government and the Distribution of Well-Being The Debate over the Scope of Government Intervention Market Failure and the Alternatives for Providing Goods and Services Regulated Private Markets Public Funding\/Private Provision Public Provision Local Government Employment and Spending Patterns Privatization of Public Services Paying for Government Services Income and Sales Taxes Levied by Local Governments Pricing in the Public Sector A Primer on the Economics of Building and Paying for Bridges User Fees The Tiebout Hypothesis  Limitations in the Tiebout Hypothesis Metropolitanism Individuals, Interest Groups, and Values Public Choice Theory Interest Groups and Elites Incrementalism Regime Theory and Growth Machines The Nature of Voting Systems The Challenge of Public Sector Decision Making  Appendix A: Negative Externalities  Appendix B: Positive Externalities  Chapter 8 Urban Public Education and Metro Prosperity The Decentralized U.S. Education System Variation in School Spending The Importance of Schooling in Modern Society Variation in Educational Attainment across Metro Areas Educational Attainment and Metro Area Income Education, New Growth Theory, and the Well-Being of Cities and Suburbs Education Production Functions Racial and Ethnic Differences in Educational Opportunity and  Outcomes Trends in School Success by Race and Ethnicity Understanding","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524584612183,"sku":"9780197527313","price":125.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197527313.jpg?v=1731857363","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-urban-experience-9780197527313","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}