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A new framework for US city size distribution: Empirical evidence and theory

González-Val, Rafael; Ramos, Arturo; Sanz-Gracia, Fernando - European Regional Science Association - 2014

We study US city size distribution using places data from the Census, without size restrictions, for the period 1900-2010, and the recently constructed US City Clustering Algorithm (CCA) data for 1991 and 2000. We compare the lognormal, two distributions named after Ioannides and Skouras (2013)...

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The Development and Change in City Branding: A Content Analysis of the Literature

Oguztimur, Senay; Akturan, Ulun - European Regional Science Association - 2014

The purpose of this study is to systematically review the city branding literature to provide an explicated and organized view and highlight further research opportunities. In that sense, the articles published on "city branding" and "city marketing" between 1988 and 2014 were explored via...

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EU regional policy and its theoretical foundations revisited

Schmidt, Peter - European Regional Science Association - 2014

This paper reconsiders the theoretical foundations of EU regional policy in economics. It begins with a discussion of the line of thought of its prevalent explanation in equilibrium economics which is focusing on market failures as its key underpinning and which is the major toolkit of...

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Environmental Economic Efficiency for the Road Construction in Indonesia: An Analytic Hierarchy Process

Wahyuni, Any; Miyata, Yuzuru - European Regional Science Association - 2014

Environmental Economic Efficiency for the Road Construction in Indonesia: An Analytic Hierarchy Process ANY WAHYUNI Graduate School of Environment and Life Science Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology YUZURU MIYATA, Hiroyuki Shibusawa Graduate School of Architecture and Civil...

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Rural-to-urban commuting as a mean for rural-urban interdependence?

Lavesson, Niclas - European Regional Science Association - 2014

RURAL-TO-URBAN COMMUTING AS A MEAN FOR RURAL-URBAN INTERDEPENDENCE? The aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which rural regions benefit from closeness to large cities. It is often argued that rural regions can enjoy urban-based growth through urban sprawl, i.e. deconcentration of urban...

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An Optimization Model for Urban Readjustment and Subdivision Regulations in Turkey

Kucukmehmetoglu, Mehmet; Geymen, Abdurrahman - European Regional Science Association - 2014

Rapid urbanization in Turkey has resulted in various problems in urban spaces such as squatter houses, substandard subdivisions, and low-quality urban environment. In order to facilitate self-motivated developments, government has enacted various laws and bylaws and made amendments in current...

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AGE AND COHORT EFFECTS ON REGIONAL MIGRATION IN TURKEY

VAR, ELIF BERNA; DOKMECI, VEDIA - European Regional Science Association - 2013

This article investigates current age cohort effects on regional migration in Turkey and compares the results of this … division of regional migration among the age groups represents a similar pattern with different degrees except some points. The … age group between the 20-24 has the highest amount of migrants with respect to other age groups between 2007-2011. However …

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