Urban and Regional Economics

Urban and Regional Economics is the first textbook to provide an integrated framework for the study of urban and regional economics, emphasizing the importance of spatial and geographical factors. Offering a concise, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to the main foundational models, principles, and theories—including Classical, Neo-classical, and Keynesian approaches—the book uses a range of international examples to illustrate the ideas it explains. It is ideal for courses in economics, urban economics, regional economics, economic geography, land management, and urban and regional planning.

Urban and Regional Economics is the first textbook to provide an integrated framework for the study of urban and regional economics, emphasizing the importance of spatial and geographical factors. Offering a concise, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to the main foundational models, principles, and theories—including Classical, Neo-classical, and Keynesian approaches—the book uses a range of international examples to illustrate the ideas it explains. It is ideal for courses in economics, urban economics, regional economics, economic geography, land management, and urban and regional planning.

Philip McCann is Reader in Regional Economics at the University of Reading. He has previously taught at the University of Cambridge and the University of Pennsylvania, and has held Visiting Professorships at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and Thammasat University, Thailand.