Urban Economics is the study of resource-oriented behaviors and technologies in relation to human settlements, and of the consequent states and dynamics. Like any economic discipline, it has positive and normative subsets - concerned, respectively, with what actually occurs and with what should be happening (from any particular perspective). In Urban Economics, these subsets are often quite ... [MORE] Local Currency Systems@ (16) Publications (7) 1. American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) - A not-for-profit, knowledge-oriented network. Disseminates organizational and conference information; material about its publication, Real Estate Economics; and wider news. 2. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) - Institutional, research and publications information from this national research consortium. 3. Bay Area Economics (BAE) - Promotional material from a Californian real estate and urban development consultancy, with urban economics expertise. 4. Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World (EDIRC): Regional and Urban Economics, Real Estate - Global institutional index segment for these areas of work. 5. Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics (FCREUE) - Program information from a leading Californian center for research and continuing professional education in this field. 6. Institute for Urban Economics - Russian not-for-profit urban regeneration organization. Describes activities, and contains knowledge-based reports. 7. International Economic Development Council (IEDC) - Membership association serving economic and community development professionals. A wide-ranging US-based resource. 8. Jack Brause Library - An academic library serving the wider real estate community, at New York University. 9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) - Program, facilities and admissions information from this leading academic center. 10. University of Glasgow: Department of Urban Studies NEW! - This site includes information on program, research and events from a leading British research center, as well as material accessible only to the Department's staff. 11. University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Real Estate - Faculty and program information from this research institute, whose work is grounded in urban land economics. 12. Urban Economics Simulation Study - Youngsun Kwon's models (open, and closed) of a monocentric city with a dense hub-and-spoke commuting network. Kwon is Assistant Professor in the School of Management at South Korea's Information and Communications University (ICU). The open model is available for public use. 13. Wyoming Economic Data - Economic data site for parts of Wyoming, from the Wyoming Center for Business and Economic Analysis (WCBEA). 14. Higher Education Academy: Books on Regional and Urban Economics NEW! - Books suitable for teaching Regional and Urban Economics at university level, from the Economics Network at Britain's Higher Education Academy. General texts and books on specific topics are listed, and the site offers links to UK search information on each book. 15. Ideopolis International - A Liverpool-based consultancy led by British institutional entrepreneur Tom Cannon. The site includes details of development and regeneration work, and some published material. 16. Interlace-ie - A London-based consultancy specializing in the use of advanced-design science parks to support regional innovation clusters. The site combines a commercial brochure with supporting conceptual information.

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