Does agglomeration influence the growth capacity of cities? Would an excessive agglomeration diminish this capacity? In … the document the factors determining the growth of Spanish cities from 1981 to 2000 are examined. From recent theoretical … the large cities indicate that the initial conditions of 1981 effectively influence the capacity for growth of these …

We analyze the efficiency of urbanization patterns in a dynamic model of endogenous urban growth with two sectors of … equilibrium, compared to the efficient urbanization path, if economic growth implies increasing aggregate emissions. If, on the … other hand, production becomes cleaner over time (`quality growth') the urbanization path approximates the efficient outcome …