There are several conversations going on that consider the growth and decline of cities given their changing function in a Covid world. Such as why
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Influential books #91 Modern Urban and Regional Economics by Philip McCann
Spatial application of economic theory using old and new modelling techniques to look at urban and regional phenomena.
Influential books #87 Urban economics by Arthur O’Sullivan
Long running textbook that introduces the basics of urban economic theory and concepts. As well as some economic policy ideas to deal with urban problems.
Influential books #85 Cities in the urban age by Robert Beauregard
Important stocktake that cities should not necessarily be celebrated given their contradictions, and that these tensions make cities what they are.
Influential books #83 Keys to the city by Michael Storper
Urban and economic geography, looking at what makes cities grow and decline. Particular focus on urban development from forces that are economic, institutional, innovational/interactional, and
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Influential books #81 Urban Economics by John Hartwick
Largely mathematical underpinning of urban economics principles, that help those new to subject have a clear and precise introduction