Bernstein / Mellon Selected Reading in Quantitative Urban Analysis

Pergamon International Library of Science, Techonology, Engineering and Social Studies
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4646-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Web PDF

Selected Readings in Quantitative Urban Analysis focuses on the use of quantitative approaches in analyzing urban problems. The areas discussed are overall urban models; urban models dealing with the basic economic factors of urban life (workers and jobs, housing, and transportation); urban models dealing with the provision of basic services (education, health care, fire, police, water, and sanitation); urban models dealing with the provision of the luxuries of urban life (theater, ballet, symphony); urban models dealing with how the decisions to provide these factors are made (policy formulation and the resolution of conflicting priorities). This book is comprised of 11 chapters and begins with an outline of the major areas of urban life, analyzed in a quantitative manner. Urban modeling is then introduced, and problems and pitfalls in urban model building are considered. The next section looks at the economic base of urban life, with emphasis on labor markets and labor force; urban housing markets and housing policy; and policy and policy models in transportation. Subsequent chapters explore essential urban services, including public education, community health services, fire protection, sanitation, and emergency medical services. The remaining sections discuss the amenities of urban life and urban politics and policy. This monograph should be useful to urban administrators and planners as well as students interested in urban problems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bernstein, Samuel J.

Mellon, W. Giles

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Selected Readings in Quantitative Urban Analysis;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;8
6;Acknowledgements;9
7;PART I: Urban Modeling: An Introduction and Critique;10
7.1;Chapter 1. Urban Modeling: An Introduction to, and Critique of, Large-scale Models;12
7.1.1;I. Introduction ;12
7.1.2;II. Urban Models: Classification;12
7.1.3;III. Urban Models: Some Examples;14
7.1.4;Summary: The Models as a Group;32
7.1.5;IV. Problems and Pitfalls in Urban Model Building;34
8;PART II: The Economic Base of Urban Life;44
8.1;Chapter 2. Urban Labor Markets and Labor Force;46
8.1.1;I. Introduction;46
8.1.1.1;THE PLAN OF THIS CHAPTER;48
8.1.2;II. Delineating Urban Labor Markets;48
8.1.3;III. Theories of the Urban Labor Market;52
8.1.4;IV. Characteristics of the Urban Labor Market;55
8.1.5;VI. Manpower Programs and Policies;61
8.1.6;VII. Conclusions;66
8.1.7;References;66
8.1.8;Further Readings;69
8.2;Chapter 3. Urban Housing Markets and Housing Policy;72
8.2.1;I. Introduction;72
8.2.2;II. Distinctive Characteristics of Urban Housing Markets;72
8.2.3;III. Modeling of Urban Housing;79
8.2.4;IV. Application of the Model to Rent Control;94
8.2.5;V. Agenda for Future Research;103
8.3;Chapter 4. Policy and Policy Models in Transportation;106
8.3.1;Component Modes;106
8.3.2;Planning "Balanced" Transportation;108
8.3.3;Transportation Planning Models;111
8.3.4;Sectors of Responsibility;113
8.3.5;Elements of Policy Analysis;114
8.3.6;Suggested Readings;116
9;PART III: Essential Urban Services;118
9.1;Chapter 5. Strategies for Applying Formal Planning Tools to Program Decisions in Public Education;120
9.1.1;A Politically Recognized Need;120
9.1.2;A General Planning Model and its Data Requirements;121
9.1.3;Strategies for Specifying and Measuring Outcomes;122
9.1.4;Strategies for Specifying the Educational Process;125
9.1.5;Strategies for Estimating Costs;131
9.1.6;Application of Planning Tools in Special Cases;132
9.1.7;Notes;133
9.1.8;References;135
9.2;Chapter 6. A Dynamic Model for Policy Studies in Community Health Service Systems;138
9.2.1;Introduction;138
9.2.2;System Definition;140
9.2.3;Model Definition;146
9.2.4;Policy Studies Using the Model;146
9.2.5;Conclusion;159
9.2.6;References;162
9.3;Chapter 7. Quantitative Studies in the Provision of Three Essential City Services—Fire Protection, Sanitation, and Emergency Medical Services;164
9.3.1;Introduction;164
9.3.2;I. Fire Protection: Resource Allocation in Fire Supervision;164
9.3.3;II. Emergency Medical Services: Ambulance Transportation;176
9.3.4;III. Sanitation: Solid Waste Management;185
9.3.5;Summary;196
9.3.6;IV. Conclusions;197
9.3.7;References;199
9.4;Chapter 8. Police Service and the Criminal Justice System;202
9.4.1;Background;202
9.4.2;Enormous Complex;203
9.4.3;Police Patrol;206
9.4.4;General Solution;211
9.4.5;Police Information Systems;214
9.4.6;Courts and the Criminal Justice System;217
9.4.7;Toward a Total Criminal Justice System;218
9.4.8;In Search of a Manageable System;224
9.4.9;Notes;228
10;PART IV: The Amenities of Urban Life;230
10.1;Chapter 9. Quantitative Analyses of the Performing Arts;232
10.1.1;BAUMOL & BOWEN;233
10.1.2;MOORE;236
10.1.3;SKRZYPCZAK;241
10.1.4;STEADMAN;242
10.1.5;FURTHER RESEARCH;244
11;PART V: Urban Politics and Policy;250
11.1;Chapter 10. Public Policy-making in the Urban Setting;252
11.1.1;Urban Centered Government in the United States;252
11.1.2;Intergovernmental Support of the Largest Cities;253
11.1.3;Explanation of Urban-centered Governments;256
11.1.4;Revenue Sharing;259
11.1.5;Continuity in Local Program Administration Amidst Increasing Intergovernmental Aid;260
11.1.6;Money in the Urban Policy System;262
11.1.7;Problems of Measurement and Analysis;264
11.1.8;Determinants of Local Spending: The Systems Model at Work;265
11.1.9;Notes;267
11.2;Chapter 11. Quantifying Conflict Resolution with Applications to Urban and International Problems;270
11.2.1;1. Introduction;270
11.2.2;2. Remarks on International Conflicts and Arms Control;271
11.2.3;3. The Role of Quantitative Models;272
11.2.4;4. An Application to Urban Conflict;274
11.2.5;5. Power Index in Negotiation;287
11.2.6;6. Cooperative Solutions to n-person Games;290
11.2.7;7. Inspection and Verification;291
11.2.8;8. Resolving the Priority Conflict Problem*;294
11.2.9;9. Conclusion;296
11.2.10;References;296
12;About the Authors;298
13;Author Index;302
14;Subject Index;306