Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. Introduction 1
4. 2. An economic explanation of urban history 9
5. 3. The theoretical issues 13
6. 4. Existing theoretical models 25
7. 5. Substitution responses to gasoline price increases 43
8. 6. Policy simulations of theoretical models 57
9. 7. The empirical literature 71
10. 8. Urban structure in Canada 88
11. 9. Policy implications and conclusions 107
12. APPENDIX A. Derivation of Mills's model 117
13. APPENDIX B. The mathematical formulation of substitution models 121
14. APPENDIX C. Policy simulation models 130
15. Bibliography 137