本文讨论不同土地使用和开发方式的经济性。首先，文章追溯了自２０世纪六、七十年代以来英国与美国有关城市形态经济的辩论；随后探讨了１９８０年代末、１９９０年代初得自英国的、具有重要意义的新结论；此外还总结了刚刚开始的、有关城市可持续发展的学术争论；最后讨论了欧洲一些有关城市交通和土地利用可持续发展的政策及其对未来的影响。 This article discusses the economics of different ways of land use and development. First, the article traces the debates between the United Kingdom and the United States on the morphological economy of the cities since the 1960s and 1970s. It then explores the new and significant conclusions drawn from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It also summarizes The initial academic debate on urban sustainable development was discussed. Finally, some European policies on the sustainable development of urban transport and land use and their implications for the future were discussed.