agglomeration economies. At the same time, the mining cycles have had an enormous impact in the evolution of the location of …

agglomeration. Both aspects are linked to territorial cohesion's significant dimension of polycentricity (as balanced and harmonious … development), and together they constitute a challenge to established norms of urban agglomeration. Finally, the paper discusses … 'urban paradox' - the coexisting positive and negative effects of urban agglomeration and its established geography. …

economy with an urban location and a rural one. Agglomeration economies make urban dwellers benefit from a larger population …, congestion costs associated with a too large population size limit the process of urban-rural transformation. Firms in the urban … equilibrium the urban location is inefficiently small because households fail to internalize the agglomeration economies and the …