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Effects of urban sprawl on obesity [PDF]
Journal of Health Economics, 2010 In this paper, we examine the effect of changes in population density-urban sprawl-between 1970 and 2000 on BMI and obesity of residents in metropolitan areas in the U.S. We address the possible endogeneity of population density by using a two-step instrumental variables approach.
Zhenxiang Zhao, Robert Kaestner
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The Intensity of Urban Sprawl in Poland [PDF]
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021 The issues of urban sprawl are current in both global research as well as the sphere of activities by public authorities in developed and developing countries.
Piotr Lityński
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2003 Cities can be thought of as the absence of physical space between people and firms. As such, they exist to eliminate transportation costs for goods, people and ideas and transportation technologies dictate urban form. In the 21st century, the dominant form of city living is based on the automobile and this form is sometimes called sprawl. In this essay,
Edward L. Glaeser, Matthew E. Kahn
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Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs, 2009 [No abstract available]
PATACCHINI, Eleonora, Y. Zenou
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Urban sprawl and childhood obesity. [PDF]
Obes Rev, 2021 SummaryUrban sprawl is thought to be a risk factor for childhood obesity primarily because the physical environment it creates discourages children's physical activity while encouraging their sedentary behavior. However, there has not been any review on the association between urban sprawl and childhood obesity.
Wu T +6 more
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URBAN SPRAWL AND MOBILITY [PDF]
WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, 2021 In the last century the territory and the layout of the cities have undergone important changes with an enlargement in the space of human settlements. It deserves attention in terms of the principles of sustainability, limitation of soil consumption, environmental impacts and social needs.
Galiano G., Forestieri G., Moretti L.
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Perkembangan Urban Sprawl Kota Semarang pada Wilayah Kabupaten Demak Tahun 2001-2012
Jurnal Wilayah dan Lingkungan, 2014 Limited land resulted city expansion towards the periphery by urbanization. Sub-urban area is still depends on the city core, which is known as urban sprawl (Soetomo, 2009).
Reni Mujiandari
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Exploring the relationship between urban sprawl and the urban system. Evidence from Thessaloniki, 1991-2011. [PDF]
Spatium, 2017 The article explores the relationship between urban sprawl and the urban system. Urban sprawl is not considered to be a static, unsustainable urban form, but rather a dynamic process of urban deconcentration through which the urban structure ...
Gemenetzi Georgia
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Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2004 The authors begin with an overview of the causes and consequences of urban sprawl in the twentieth century, focusing in particular on lower transportation costs and self-sorting of the population. By sprawl, we will mean the tendency toward lower city densities as city footprints expand.
Thomas J. Nechyba, Randall P. Walsh
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Quantifying Urban Sprawl and Its Driving Forces in China
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2019 Against the background that urbanization has proceeded quickly in China over the last two decades, a limited number of empirical researches have been performed for analyzing the measurement and driving forces of urban sprawl at the national and regional ...
Jintao Wang +3 more
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