Results 111 to 120 of about 89,296 (272)

Urban Sprawl Typology in Semarang City

open access: yesForum Geografi, 2018
The population and economic growth increase the need of space leading to an increase in built-up area. There is an increased activity in the city centre which results in the residents feeling less comfortable to live in the area. Hence, the growth of the
Yutri Aprillia, Bitta Pigawati
doaj   +1 more source

Examining Factors Affecting Population Change in the Southern United States: An Ongoing Case Study [PDF]

open access: yes
Urban sprawl and rural rebound are major foci of recent regional economic studies. Using 1980 and 2000 Census data from 11 southern states, binary logit regressions of population changes in rural-and-metropolitan counties and Black Belt-and-non-Black ...
Banerjee, Swagata (Ban)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Is land‐use deregulation enough to deliver housing?: The case of institutional frictions in India

open access: yesReal Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines whether land use deregulation increases housing supply in the presence of additional institutional frictions, such as ill‐defined property rights. India's urban land ceiling (ULC) laws, which put limits on individual ownership of private vacant land in the largest cities, were repealed during the 2000s.
Arnab Dutta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Sprawl. How Useful Is This Concept? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper discusses the question whether the city of Vienna, Austria, is experiencing urban sprawl. We will critically evaluate the concept of urban sprawl and analyze its relationship to regular forms of urban development.
Franz, Gerald   +2 more
core  

Habitat Features, Coyotes, and Humans Drive Diel Activity Variation Among Sympatric Mammals

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We found that multiple mammal species show considerable variation in diel activity in response to several factors, with biotic variables (habitat features and the presence of coyotes Canis latrans) having the strongest overall effects. Our results have important implications for trophic dynamics. Future studies will need to account for these underlying
Nathan J. Proudman, Maximilian L. Allen
wiley   +1 more source

The public agglomeration effect: Urban–rural divisions in government efficiency and political preferences

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
wiley   +1 more source

Social Interaction and Urban Sprawl [PDF]

open access: yes
Various authors, most notably Putnam (2000), have argued that low-density living reduces social capital and thus social interaction, and this argument has been used to buttress criticisms of urban sprawl.
Ann G. Largey, Jan K. Brueckner
core   +3 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy