Re-study on Chinese city size and policy formation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2019.101390
Abstract: Abstract The past four decades, especially the first decade of the 21st century, have witnessed dramatic development in terms of industrialization and urbanization in China. In the process, both, urban agglomeration economies and diseconomies played… read more here.
Keywords: environmental quality; city; chinese city; city size ... See more keywords
Relationship between city size and firm productivity – A new interpretation using the Chinese experience
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.09.009
Abstract: This paper contributes to the literature on the relationship between city size and firm productivity by focusing on agglomeration, selection (market competition), and sorting (presence of firms with diverse productivity) effects using Chinese firm-level data… read more here.
Keywords: relationship city; productivity; size firm; city size ... See more keywords
City size and urban labor productivity in China: New evidence from spatial city-level panel data analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2016.07.002
Abstract: The previous literature has generally found that most Chinese cities were undersized in the 1990s. However, little is known about how urban agglomeration in China has evolved since the country began to experience much faster… read more here.
Keywords: panel data; size urban; city size; city ... See more keywords
How does growing city size affect residents’ happiness in urban China? A case study of the Bohai rim area
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DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102120
Abstract: Abstract In China, rapid and extensive urbanization has brought not only benefits due to urban agglomeration but also various urban problems; both affect residents' happiness. Previous studies have emphasized the direct impacts of growing city… read more here.
Keywords: growing city; city; city size; residents happiness ... See more keywords
On the link between material deprivation and city size: Ecuador as a case study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104761
Abstract: Abstract The association between city size and productivity has been widely investigated in the academic literature. On the contrary, less is known about the link between city size and material living conditions. Recently, a strong… read more here.
Keywords: city; city size; deprivation; case ... See more keywords
Limits on city size and related topics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104963
Abstract: Abstract This paper examines several concepts and applications that influence city and urban development. The purpose is to explore the limits to city and urban growth. These urban expansions are reflected in the growth of… read more here.
Keywords: city; city size; limits city; related topics ... See more keywords
The Road Not Taken. Effects of residential mobility on local electoral turnout
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.04.010
Abstract: Abstract Although the effects of population stability on electoral turnout rates are relatively well-known, the role of the characteristics of hosting cities in this relationship are largely unexplored. This paper analyzes the moderating effect of… read more here.
Keywords: mobility; city size; electoral turnout; relationship ... See more keywords
Land use policies considering a natural ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2020.103552
Abstract: Abstract Some wildlife creatures, such as carnivores, disease-carrying mosquitoes, and virus, encroach into a city and harm human lives, but they are important in terms of wildlife conservation. This paper studies land use policies for… read more here.
Keywords: second best; city; city size; use policies ... See more keywords
City size, deprivation and other indicators of development: Evidence from India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.02.018
Abstract: Abstract In this paper extending the size-productivity framework we examine the nature of relationship between city size and the deprivation index developed at a highly disaggregate level of urban centres (city/town) on the basis of… read more here.
Keywords: index; city; city size; deprivation ... See more keywords
City size and housing purchase intention: Evidence from rural–urban migrants in China
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098019856822
Abstract: Despite the increased focus on housing choices among rural–urban migrants in China, there is a lack of studies on city size and housing purchase preferences. In this paper, we extend the conceptual framework of the… read more here.
Keywords: rural urban; urban migrants; city; city size ... See more keywords
City size and the spreading of COVID-19 in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239699
Abstract: The current outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an unprecedented example of how fast an infectious disease can spread around the globe (especially in urban areas) and the enormous impact it causes on… read more here.
Keywords: cases deaths; urban areas; city size; disease ... See more keywords