EC-410 Urban Economics: Asian Megacities in Comparative Perspective
More than half of the world population lives in, urban areas. This course sets out to explain the, existence, growth, geographic patterns, and, impact of cities, and the effects of public, policy on urban form, structure, and activity. It, addresses the urban issues of transportation, congestion, housing, crime, poverty and, inequality, governance, and the environment, and, asks how planning and policy can tackle these., The context of these discussions is the, megacities of Asia: 24 of the world's 37, megacities (those with ten million or more, inhabitants) are in Asia, where they are home to, almost 500 million people. The choices made by, these cities will be considered in comparative, perspective, including with Boston, New York, Paris, and London.