since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities … agricultural land for building. For migrants to better integrate in the cities where they work, their access and that of their …

The development of Asian cities is characterised by rapid and continuous urbanisation on an unprecedented scale, with … that addresses the specific circumstances of Asian cities.<P> This paper proposes an analytical framework for assessing … policies for green growth in rapidly growing cities in the emerging world. It builds on Cities and Green Growth: A Conceptual …

This working paper assesses national policy and governance mechanisms that can influence green growth in Chinese cities … impact of cities. …

) model. First, we estimate the important model parameters using data on 264 of China’s prefecture cities. Second, we use … particular will further strengthen their dominant place in China’s urban hierarchy. In addition, two other groups of cities can …, and more peripheral cities that are better shielded from competition with China’s economic heartland by virtue of their …

.S. cities and metropolitan areas. We focus our analysis on the new cities that were created during the period of analysis. The … experienced by these new-born cities. Our results enable us to confirm that, when cities appear, they grow very rapidly and, as …

including a set of variables designed to reflect spatial economic adjustment mechanisms where cities are densely packed so their …

imply that cities in Europe form nationalrather than a single continental system. …

. There is evidence strongly suggesting that equilibrating migration flows between cities in different countries are highly … systematic and highly significant factor determining rates of urban population growth is climatic variation. Cities with better … – including natural rates of increase in the areas of each country outside the major cities - are allowed for: there is no such …