Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. Part I lays out the historical background that established Manhattan's real estate trajectory. Part II focuses specifically on the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes.
Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. Part I lays out the historical background that established Manhattan's real estate trajectory. Part II focuses specifically on the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jason M. Barr is an associate professor of economics at Rutgers University, Newark. His areas of interests include urban economics, New York City history, and computational economics. He has published many articles in top peer-reviewed economics journals. He is one of the leading scholars on skyscraper economics. His research has been discussed widely in the media, including in the New York Times, The Economist, National Public Radio, and the New York Observer. He has taught economics at Rutgers University-Newark, Dartmouth College, and Columbia University.
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PART I: BEFORE THE SKYSCRAPER REVOLUTION 1. Manhattan's Natural History 2. Mannahatta to Manhattan: Settlement to Grid Plan 3. Land Use before the Civil War 4. The Tenements and the Skyline PART II: THE RISE OF THE SKYLINE 5. The Economics of Skyscraper Height 6. Measuring the Skyline 7. The Bedrock Myth 8. The Birth of Midtown 9. Edifice Complex? The Cause of the 1920s Building Boom 10. What's Manhattan Worth? 150 Years of Land Values Epilogue: Resilient Skyline?
PART I: BEFORE THE SKYSCRAPER REVOLUTION 1. Manhattan's Natural History 2. Mannahatta to Manhattan: Settlement to Grid Plan 3. Land Use before the Civil War 4. The Tenements and the Skyline PART II: THE RISE OF THE SKYLINE 5. The Economics of Skyscraper Height 6. Measuring the Skyline 7. The Bedrock Myth 8. The Birth of Midtown 9. Edifice Complex? The Cause of the 1920s Building Boom 10. What's Manhattan Worth? 150 Years of Land Values Epilogue: Resilient Skyline?
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