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Peer reviewedEckenrod, Sarah B.; Holahan, William L. – Journal of Economic Education, 2004
The authors provide an explanation of urban sprawl using topics commonly taught in the principles of economics course. Specifically, employing the concepts of congestible public goods, they explain that underpriced road usage leads to an inefficiently large proportion of the population moving farther from the cities. Increased demand for highway…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Urban Areas, Public Policy, Utilities
Peer reviewedCadwallader, Martin – Journal of Geography, 1978
Illustrates the five elements of conceptual models by developing a model of consumer behavior in choosing among alternative supermarkets. The elements are: identifying the problem, constructing a conceptual model, translating it into a symbolic model, operationalizing the model, and testing. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Consumer Economics, Geographic Location, Geography Instruction
