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Latin American urban development into the 21st century: Towards a renewed perspective on the city
Rodgers, Dennis; Beall, Jo; Kanbur, Ravi - 2011
This paper argues for a more systemic engagement with Latin American cities, contending it is necessary to reconsider their unity in order to nuance the 'fractured cities' perspective that has widely come to epitomise the contemporary urban moment in the region. It begins by offering an overview...
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Cities and Satellites: Spatial Effects and Unobserved Heterogeneity in the Modeling of Urban Growth
Vance, Colin; Iovanna, Rich - 2008
capture both why urbanization happens as well as where and when it happens. Using a database that links five satellite images …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264714
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Russian Cities in Transition : The Impact of Market Forces in the 1990s
Stuart, Robert C.; Gang, Ira N. - 2004
This paper analyses Russian city growth during the command and transition eras. Our main focus is on understanding the extent to which market forces are replacing command forces, and the resulting changes in Russian city growth patterns. We examine net migration rates for a sample of 171 medium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261899
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Russian Cities in Transition : The Impact of Market Forces in the 1990s
Gang, Ira N.; Stuart, Robert C. - 2004
This paper analyses Russian city growth during the command and transition eras. Our main focus is on understanding the extent to which market forces are replacing command forces, and the resulting changes in Russian city growth patterns. We examine net migration rates for a sample of 171 medium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263228
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Brown growth, green growth, and the efficiency of urbanization
Quaas, Martin F.; Smulders, Sjak - 2012
We analyze the efficiency of urbanization patterns in a stylized dynamic model of urban growth with three sectors of …'). If, however, production becomes cleaner over time ('green growth') the equilibrium urbanization path reaches the … efficient urbanization path after finite time without need of a coordinating mechanism. The results may be generalized to take …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291550
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Urban Growth in Germany – The Impact of Localization and Urbanization Economies
Illy, Annette; Hornych, Christoph; Schwartz, Michael; … - 2009
This study examines the impact of localization and urbanization economies as well as the impact of city size on urban … Untersuchung für die Städte in Deutschland deuten auf eine Uförmige Beziehung zwischen Spezialisierung und Stadtwachstum hin …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271397
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"Small cities blues": Looking for growth factors in small and medium-sized cities
Erickcek, George A.; McKinney, Hannah - 2004
The purpose of this exploratory study is to attempt to identify particular public policies which have the potential to increase the economic viability of smaller metropolitan areas and cities. We identify characteristics associated with smaller metro areas that performed better-than-expected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288021
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Zur Ökonomik des Falschparkens
Follert, Florian; Emrich, Eike - In: List Forum für Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik 46 (2020) 1, pp. 55-73
Derzeit versucht eine Initiative verschiedener Organisationen, im Rahmen einer Petition für eine Erhöhung der Strafen für Falschparken zu werben. Der vorliegende Beitrag nimmt dies zum Anlass, die Hintergründe des Vorhabens ökonomisch zu analysieren. Dafür bietet sich die Theorie...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014503750
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How We Will Grow: Baseline Projections of the Growth of California's Urban Footprint through the Year 2100
Landis, John D.; Reilly, Michael - 2003
This report presents the results of a series of baseline population and urban growth projections for California's 38 urban counties through the year 2100. Presented in map and table form, these projections are based on extrapolations of current population trends and recent urban development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270663