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A Companion to Urban Economics provides a state-of-the-art overview of this field, communicating its intellectual richness through a diverse portfolio of authors and topics. Unique in both its rigor and international treatment An ideal supplementary textbook in upper-level undergraduate urban economics courses, or in master's level and professional courses, providing students with the necessary foundation to tackle more advanced topics in urban economics Contains contributions from the world's leading urban economists

Urban economics. --- urban development --- ruimtelijke ordening --- Economic geography --- Environmental planning --- Sociology of environment --- urbanisme

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Cities and towns --- Urban geography --- Metropolitan areas --- City planning --- Villes --- Géographie urbaine --- Agglomérations urbaines --- Urbanisme --- Citizen participation --- Participation des citoyens --- Cities and towns. --- Sociology, Urban. --- Urban economics. --- Municipal government. --- Géographie urbaine --- Agglomérations urbaines

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#SBIB:316.334.5U20 --- Sociologie van stad (buurt, wijk, community, stadsvernieuwing) --- City planning. --- Sociology, Urban. --- Urban economics. --- Stedelijk beleid. --- City planning --- Sociology, Urban --- Urban economics --- Cities and towns --- City economics --- Economics of cities --- Economics --- Urban sociology --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Economic aspects --- Government policy --- Management --- City Planning

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Urban agriculture. --- Land use, Urban. --- Urban land use --- Cities and towns --- Urban economics --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Urban farming --- Agriculture --- Land use, Urban --- Crop science. --- Agriculture. --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Crop production science --- Crop sciences --- Crops

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Since South Africa held its first democratic elections in 1994, it has given significant attention to building an effective system of decentralization including provincial and local government. While provincial governments are responsible mainly for the implementation of social services such as health and education, the provision of much of the urban infrastructure is the responsibility of local government. Although many challenges remain, the country has made significant progress over the past decade in addressing urban service backlogs in poor areas. At the same time, it has greatly improved macroeconomic fundamentals. The system of financing local government seeks to place accountability firmly at the local level, with most revenues in the larger urban centers raised locally through a combination of local taxes and fees for services, while poorer regions are predominantly grant funded. The objective has been to encourage the financing of capital infrastructure through local borrowing based on sustainable, transparent local finances rather than national repayment guarantees, which are outlawed. There is some indirect subsidization of loans through the state-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa. But the emphasis is on achieving redistribution through transparent, formula-based grants paid directly from national to local governments. While further bedding down of the system is needed, the approach is proving largely successful. The paper concludes by recommending that the existing division between provinces as providers of social services and local governments as the key locus of responsibility for services related to the built environment should be strengthened, particularly through the devolution of more urban transport related functions. A number of key risks are also highlighted, including issues related to the reform of local business taxes.

Cities --- Debt --- Debt Markets --- Decentralization --- Employment --- Finance and Financial Sector Development --- Financial Literacy --- Governments --- Grants --- Guarantees --- Housing --- Infrastructure --- Labor --- Local Government --- Local Governments --- Metropolitan Areas --- Municipal --- Municipal Financial Management --- Municipal Governments --- Public and Municipal Finance --- Revenue --- Services --- Subnational Governance --- Transfers --- Transport --- Transport Economics, Policy and Planning --- Urban Development --- Urban Economics --- Urban Governance and Management --- Urban Services --- Urbanization