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Property Tax and Urban Sprawl: Theory and Implications for U.S. Cities [PDF]
This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between property tax and urban sprawl in U.S. cities. We develop a theoretical model that includes households (who are also landlords) and land developers in a regional land market.
Song, Yan, Zenou, Yves
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Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.ABSTRACT This paper examines the concept of resilience as understood and operationalised by various humanitarian and climate resilience actors in Malawi. Findings revealed a fragmented understanding of resilience among stakeholders and highlight the need for participatory approaches, localised resilience assessments and context‐specific interventions ...
Zondiwe Mabilabo Jere +4 more
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Fat City: The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Obesity [PDF]
We study the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity. Using data that tracks individuals over time, we find no evidence that urban sprawl causes obesity.
Diego Puga +3 more
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Urban sprawl costs the American economy more than $1 trillionannually: smart growth policies may be the answer. [PDF]
, 2015 The rapid urbanization of populations across the world has led to the growth of urban sprawl, which has in turn had many negative social and economic impacts. In new research in partnership with LSE Cities, Todd Litman, investigates the problems of urban
Litman, Todd
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Fossil Hegemony and Capitalist Realism in Tropic of Orange
Future Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 1, May 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines Karen Tei Yamashita's Tropic of Orange (1997) through the lens of Mark Fisher's influential concept ‘capitalist realism’. Scholars of petrofiction have pointed to a political ambivalence in the representation of fossil fuels, where a better understanding of fossil capital can overwhelm as much as galvanize.
Claire Ravenscroft
wiley +1 more source
TERRITORIAL CONSUMPTION MODELS – URBAN SPRAWL – (UN)SUSTAINABILITY: TIME FOR ANTI SPRAWL? [PDF]
The presentation deals with a current urbanization phenomenon in Hungary, and highlights the cause-effect relationship of urbanization from interdisciplinary aspect and underlines the weakspots of sustainable urban development.
Szilvia Kovács, Zsuzsanna Váradi
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Sprawl Developments: Measurement Indicator and Projections in Selected Nigerian Cities [PDF]
, 2017 Sprawl development is commonly attributed to the unprecedented rate of urbanization and city spatial growth. Large cities are not necessarily sprawling but are determined by characteristic compactness and connectedness of the metropolitan development and
O, J. J. (Joseph) +2 more
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Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract Inner Mongolia, situated in an arid and semiarid region, is characterized by a fragile ecological environment heavily impacted by frequent and intense droughts. The accurate assessment of ecological drought and identification of its drivers are crucial for drought disaster management in this area.
Jiapei Zhao +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Farmland Allocation along the Rural-Urban Gradient: The Impacts of Urbanization and Urban Sprawl [PDF]
In the vicinity of a city, farmers are confronted with increasing agricultural land prices and rents along the rural-urban gradient, but they concurrently enjoy the advantages associated with proximity to a larger and wealthier consumer base.
Delbecq, Benoit A. +1 more
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