HST 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.1: Political Philosophy, Land Values, Land Value Tax
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The history of urbanization can be understood as the extension of city life in a wider zone of rural and less developed land. If all of the city could be contained within a smaller space of urban land, then that space would become increasingly accessible to a broader range of goods and services. And so the urban area would grow in extent and quality. In fact, the urban region has been expanding much faster than the rural area in most places. But, again, the expansion of the urban region is often driven by the growth of urban areas a trend which is in accord with current trends toward less land use control. The growth of the urban region is often driven by the growth of urban areas a trend which is in accord with current trends toward less land use control. The second is simply by keeping land prices low.
