Urban Agglomeration and Economic Growth [Paperback]

I: History.- Urbanization, Technological Progress, and Economic History.- Urbanization, Industrial Dynamics, and Spatial Development: A Company Life History Approach.- Migration and City Growth during Industrial Revolutions.- II: Theory.- Economic Growth in a Central Place System.- Supplementary Note on Economic Growth in a Central Place System.- Economies and Diseconomies of Agglomeration.- Structural Change in Urban Growth.- The Locational Impact of Declining Costs of Transportation and Communication.- III: Policy Implications.- Alternative Strategies for Coping with Traffic Congestion.- Competition among Locations: Objectives, Instruments, Strategies, Perspectives.- The Future of Planning.- About the Authors.Springer Book ArchivesNLGPSR ComplianceThe European Union's (EU) General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is a set of rules that requires consumer products to be safe and our obligations to ensure this.If you have any concerns about our products you can contact us on ProductSafety@springernature.com.In case Publisher is established outside the EU, the EU authorized representative is:Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbHEuropaplatz 369115 Heidelberg, GermanyProductSafety@springernature.com