Land use change is one of the most pervasive socioeconomic forces affecting ecological systems, economic systems, and human wellbeing. This handbook draws on recent advances in several economic fields that investigate land use behaviour, making this a must-read for those who want to understand...

The book spans a scientific research program elegantly developed by Roberto Camagni, an eminent regional scientist, who has offered ground-breaking ideas in regional and urban economics throughout his academic career. In addition to bringing together a selection of Professor Camagni’s most...

Urban areas represent an important part of the national economy and feature higher GDP per capita and productivity levels than their country’s average. But they also harbour large pockets of unemployment and poverty and suffer from problems such as congestion, pollution and crime. This book...

Contents: 1. Introduction / Kakuya Matsushima and William P. Anderson -- Part I: Transportation infrastructure and economic growth -- 2. Railways and regional growth, dispersion and concentration in Scandinavia during 150 years / Hans Westlund -- 3. Regional economic impacts of a transportation...

"The purpose of our book is to offer an introduction to urban and geographical economics, the two dominant approaches in mainstream economics to explain the distribution of economic activity across space. The fact that we offer an 'introduction' does not mean that we avoid models or shy away...