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Spatial Dynamic Modeling and Urban Land Use Transformation: [PDF]
Assessing the economic impacts of urban land use transformation has become complex and acrimonious. Although community planners are beginning to comprehend the economic trade-offs inherent in transforming the urban fringe, they find it increasingly ...
Schunk, Daniel, Deal, Brian
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Quantitative Analysis of the Determinants Influencing Urban Expansion: A Case Study in Beijing, China [PDF]
, 2018 A quantitative analysis of spatial influencing factors on urban sprawl can offer better support for urban planning and management. There are many concerns regarding the influence of each factor. However, a quantitative analysis to detect the interactions
Xinqi Zheng, Chunxiao Zhang, Qiurong Xu
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Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
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Spatial Variability of Tourism Demand and Differences in Economic Impact in a Rural Economic Development Context [PDF]
Statistically predicted future tourism demand is used to conduct an economic impact analysis in twelve tourism zones in the state of Arkansas. The analysis reveals spatial variability in employment, and output growth that will continue into the future ...
Rainey, Daniel V., Das, Biswa R.
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Does the Polycentric Urban Region Contribute to Economic Performance? The Case of Korea [PDF]
, 2018 This study aims to explore whether and to what extent two types of polycentricity, morphological and functional, affect the level of urban economic performance.
Minho Seo, Kyusang Kwon
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe +2 more
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From Runway to Cityscape: Challenges of Airport-Driven Urban Growth
BUILT: International Journal of Building, Urban, Interior, and Landscape TechnologyIncorporating airports into urban growth and economic development has greatly altered the geography and economics of cities. This study compares the conventional airports with the new model of the “Aerotropolis,” focusing on their dual functional nature ...
Chakarin Bejrananda
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Abstract This study analyzed the economic impact of smart city initiatives and industrial corridor development on urban transformation and local economic diversification in developing countries. In developing countries such as Ethiopia, Smart City projects and industry corridors on urban transformation have been ...
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Local Economic Development Policies [PDF]
This chapter seeks to provide useful advice for local government policy towards economic development programs. The chapter: reviews the size and scope of local economic development programs in the United States; critically analyzes the various rationales
Timothy J. Bartik
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török +6 more
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