Structure, Size and Costs of Urban Settlements - Social Studie

Klappentext This 1973 book contains the results of research carried out at the National Institute on the economics of urban form. Zusammenfassung This 1973 book contains the results of a research project carried out at the National Institute between 1966 and 1969 on the economics of urban form. The effects of size! shape and form on costs of construction are examined for various model settlements. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; List of charts; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Factors affecting settlement planning; 3. The structure of settlements; 4. Land use and densities; 5. Settlement models; 6. Population and facilities; 7. Traffic in the settlements; 8. Main roads and their capital costs; 9. The capital costs of constructing a settlement; 10. The costs of travelling to work; 11. The costs of public transport: buses and railways; 12. Factors affecting development costs; 13. Costs-in-use of settlements and their transport systems; 14. New and expanded settlements; 15. Financing development; 16. Phasing and adaptability of settlements; 17. Urban form, operating costs and values; 18. The economics of growing and declining settlements; 19. Conclusions; Appendices; List of works cited; Index.

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• Authors: P. A. Stone, P.A. Stone, Stone P. A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521154482
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15448-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: National Institute of Economic; National Institute of Economic and Social Research Economic and Social Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General