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Urban settlement: Data, measures, and trends
Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Fink, Günther; … - 2010
This paper examines data on urbanization. We review the most commonly used data sources, and highlight the difficulties …, as well as those for projecting urbanization. We also analyze recent trends and patterns in urbanization. Finally, we … describe the principal channels of urbanization and examine their relative contributions to the global urbanization process. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280180
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CDM Potential for Rural Transition in China Case Study: Options in Yinzhou District, Zhejiang Province
Zhao, Xingshu; Michaelowa, Axel - 2004
This paper aims to examine the potential of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to address energy- related issues during the rural transition process in China, using a case study of quickly urbanizing and industrializing Yinzhou district in coastal Zhejiang province. Yinzhou's per capita GDP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295424
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Urban issues and solutions in the context of sustainable development: A review of the literature
Grizans, Jurijs - 2009
Cities are at the heart of Europe. As four of every five European citizens live in urban areas, their quality of life and the quality of their environment depends upon how cities look and how they function. Cities are also places where business is done, investments are made and jobs are created....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321665
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Determinants of public health expenditures in Pakistan
Abbas, Faisal; Hiemenz, Ulrich - 2011
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries health care qualifies as a necessity in Pakistan. Urbanization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323662
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Varieties of housing finance in historical perspective: The impact of mortgage finance systems on urban structures and homeownership
Blackwell, Timothy; Kohl, Sebastian - 2017
In this paper, we argue that the complexion of housing finance systems in OECD countries, both now and historically, has a significant bearing on a number of core housing-related indicators, including housing form, tenure composition, and urban development. Existing literature in the fields of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011612913
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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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The impact of urbanization on CO2 emissions: evidence from developing countries
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2008
This paper analyzes the impact of urbanization on CO2 emissions in developing countries, taking into account the … different for upper, middle, and low- income countries, urbanization, demonstrate a very different impact on emissions for low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264421
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Growth, foreign direct investment and urban concentrations: unbundling spatial lags
Poelhekke, Steven; van der Ploeg, Frederick - 2008
Cross-country regressions suggest that urbanization and FDI are important drivers of growth. However, it is not clear …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276225