Urban Economics

  1. Urban Problems and Policy
    1. Urban Poverty
      1. Measurement of Poverty
        1. Spatial Concentration
          1. Neighborhood Effects
            1. Poverty Traps
              1. Intergenerational Mobility
                1. Anti-Poverty Programs
                2. Racial and Economic Segregation
                  1. Measuring Segregation
                    1. Dissimilarity Index
                      1. Isolation Index
                        1. Exposure Index
                        2. Causes of Segregation
                          1. Historical Factors
                            1. Economic Sorting
                              1. Discrimination
                              2. Models of Segregation
                                1. Schelling Model
                                  1. Economic Models
                                  2. Consequences of Segregation
                                    1. Educational Outcomes
                                      1. Employment Access
                                        1. Health Disparities
                                        2. Desegregation Policies
                                        3. Urban Crime
                                          1. Economic Theory of Crime
                                            1. Rational Choice Model
                                              1. Deterrence Theory
                                              2. Crime and Neighborhoods
                                                1. Social Disorganization
                                                  1. Collective Efficacy
                                                    1. Broken Windows Theory
                                                    2. Crime and Property Values
                                                      1. Crime Prevention
                                                        1. Police Strategies
                                                          1. Community Policing
                                                            1. Environmental Design
                                                          2. Environmental Issues
                                                            1. Urban Air Quality
                                                              1. Sources of Pollution
                                                                1. Health Effects
                                                                  1. Economic Costs
                                                                  2. Water Quality
                                                                    1. Noise Pollution
                                                                      1. Urban Heat Island
                                                                        1. Environmental Justice
                                                                          1. Green Infrastructure
                                                                            1. Sustainability Policies
                                                                            2. Urban Sprawl
                                                                              1. Defining Sprawl
                                                                                1. Measuring Sprawl
                                                                                  1. Causes of Sprawl
                                                                                    1. Transportation Policy
                                                                                      1. Land Use Regulation
                                                                                        1. Tax Policy
                                                                                          1. Consumer Preferences
                                                                                          2. Consequences of Sprawl
                                                                                            1. Environmental Impacts
                                                                                              1. Infrastructure Costs
                                                                                                1. Social Equity
                                                                                                  1. Economic Efficiency
                                                                                                  2. Smart Growth
                                                                                                    1. Compact Development
                                                                                                      1. Mixed-Use Development
                                                                                                        1. Transit-Oriented Development
                                                                                                          1. Urban Containment
                                                                                                            1. Infill Development

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