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 …

Purpose This paper aims to test three hypotheses in city growth literature documenting the poverty reduction observed … sample and the author's improved econometric methods allows one to better understand and measure how important income growth … is for poverty reduction, the patterns of agglomeration and population growth in all Brazilian cities. Design …

This paper investigates growth differences in the urban system of the EU12 for a data set relating to Functional Urban …

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 …

Culture can now be used as an instrument for sustainable economic growth and developmental instrument of cities. By … reorganizing the socio-economic fiber of cities and using cultural activities for economic growth, we can drive these cities … remained in crises for 10 years. This paper examines the role of culture in overall economic growth sighting evidences from …

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 …