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These pages briefly mention the assumption of indifference between residing in different locations which is embodied in spatial equilibrium. Sometimes, for a person, a pure indifference may result, namely gains and costs (monetary or not) are entirely compensated among locations; but sometimes...
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rankings and related literature is carried out to suggest a framework for measuring Pakistani cities. …
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rankings and related literature is carried out to suggest a framework for measuring Pakistani cities. …
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perspective leads to a deeper understanding of how cities form as well as of the sensitivity to intitial conditions of their … locations and sizes. In addition, this class of models supports scenarios where cities emerge: without any assumptions that … agents wish to live near or with one another, agents cluster into cities. <p> <p> To appear in: Journal of Urban Economics. …
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We develop a model for developing countries that investigates the factors behind agglomeration of activities in urban giants. Firstly we show that relatively easier market access to external demand provided by the urban giant tends to attract entrepreneurs to this place. Secondly we find that...
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cities and the Quality of Life (QoL) of urban residents, to gain insights into the well-being of the citizens and the state … quality of life in Pakistani cities …
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distribution element by element, taking data from all American cities in 2000, and explain the deviation of the size predicted by …
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greenhouse gas policies. For a more meaningful contribution to the battle against climate change, cities could follow a double …While nation states debate climate policy at an international scale, on a local level, cities across the globe have … against their targets. Official information material from large cities in Germany was collected and complemented with …
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to the Stalinist policies of the 1930s to 1950s, and WWII. Using a unique data set on the locations of Gulag camps, and … the Soviet and post-Soviet period. The cities where Gulag camps were located grew significantly faster than similar cities …
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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 … cultural activities at the selected cultural spots, Monrovia is in better economic position as compare to cities lacking …
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