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Urban and Regional Development
Rural Areas and Agricultural Policies
Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, Rural Areas, Rural Transformation, Small-Scale Peasantry, and Agricultural Enterprises
Unplanned Settlements and Squatter Housing
Informal settlement formation, urban planning, migration, and the resulting spatial and social transformations
Urban Economy and Market Dynamics
The general concept of urban economy, the specifics of location theory, external economies, and urban land markets
Urban Expansion and Land Management
Urbanization, urban growth, and land economics, the determinants of city size, the nuances of land profit (or "rant") theories
Regional Development Policies
The evolution of regional planning and development from traditional, centralized approaches to modern, multi-level, and sustainable strategies
Urban Capital Circulation and Economy
The capital in urban contexts from its circulatory mechanisms to the regulatory roles that planning can play
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