Abstract
The computable urban economic (CUE) model, which is completely based on microeconomic foundations, is an advanced form of the urban model that was developed from land-use transport-interaction models; further, theCUEmodel is both operational and practical. In recent times, theCUEmodel has been widely used as a tool for analyzing real urban economies and evaluating the implementation of urban polices in practice. In this paper, we discuss the current issues and perspectives of CUE models. First, the significance of the CUE models is reiterated by providing an overview of its prehistory and a description of their characteristics. Subsequently, the paper lists the current issues from the viewpoints of model construction, identification, and application as well as its practical applications and propagation. Finally, the paper presents important perspectives on the issues and discusses the directions for further theoretical developments.
