Thorough and authoritative‎,‎ Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development‎:‎ Theory and Methods provides students with a sound approach to analyzing the economic progress of a region or urban area‎.‎ The textbook is divided into four sections for ease of reference‎.‎ The first section‎,‎ Market Areas and Firm Location Analysis introduces spatial economics and location theory‎,‎ while the next section‎,‎ Regional Growth and Development analyzes regional growth and development models and policy‎.‎ Introducing the foundations of urban economics‎,‎ Urban Land Use and Urban Form examines land rent‎,‎ land use patterns‎,‎ and the effects of attempts to control land uses‎.‎ The final section‎,‎ Urban Problems and Policy‎,‎ investigates local public finance and introduces the policy analysis involved in countering urban problems‎.‎ Addressing these topics from the perspectives of how they affect the population at large and how they become established within public policy‎,‎ Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development‎:‎ Theory and Methods provides students with an essential foundation not only to understand but also to contemplate the dynamics of varying economic factors as they relate to an area‎'‎s growth‎.‎