This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between the differentiated property tax rates within urban areas and urban spatial pattern in U.S. cities. We first develop a duocentric-city model where the Central Business District (CBD) is located at the origin while the Suburban...

This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between the differentiated property tax rates within urban areas and urban spatial pattern in U.S. cities. We first develop a duocentric-city model where the Central Business District (CBD) is located at the origin while the Suburban...

Intro -- Sprawl & Politics -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1. Room 217 -- 2. Brownfields, Chapman's Landing, and the Chestertown Wal-Mart -- 3. "Tell Them, 'The Governor Is Very Serious'" -- 4. The Initiative Begins to Take Shape -- 5. The Inside/Outside Strategy...