This special issue surveys research at the intersection of urban economics and
environmental economics. Much of the environmental economics literature tackles …

This chapter reviews the two-way interaction between the spatial distribution of economic
activity and environmental outcomes, with an emphasis on implications for environmental …

This is a book of uncompromising technical excellence, which does exactly what it promises
to do: chart the cutting-edge frontiers of environmental and ecological economics, for the …

For over a century, starting with the work of Alfred Marshall (and also in resource
economics), economic geography has emphasized the productivity of dense urban …

The importance of the built environment to environmental protection is well established, with
strict environmental regulations now a feature of the working lives of planners, contractors …

This chapter surveys recent literature examining the relationship between environmental
amenities and urban growth. In this survey, we focus on the role of both exogenous …

Urbanization is arguably one of the most pervasive socioeconomic forces affecting
economic development, ecosystem health, and humana well-being. This paper analyzes the …

The spatial dimension in economic analysis has been a subject of resurgent interest in the
1990s beginning with Krugman's (1991a, 1991b) application of models by Dixit and Stiglitz …

A search for linkages-theoretical, methodological or empirical-between regional economics
and environmental economics may start from two different though complementary …

In this book, I survey the major ideas in modern environmental economics with a focus on
urban pollution problems. Microeconomic concepts are used to explore the causes and …