Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ?

This paper examines the linkages between urban form and city productivity, using alternative metrics for urban form and applying them to a comprehensive sample of Latin American cities. Although most of the literature has concentrated on the effect...

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Main Authors:	Duque, Juan C., Lozano-Gracia, Nancy, Patino, Jorge E., Restrepo, Paula
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	PRODUCTIVITY URBANIZATION LAND USE URBAN SPRAWL URBAN TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/940111547130165467/Urban-Form-and-Productivity-What-Is-the-Shape-of-Latin-American-Cities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31164

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spelling	okr-10986-311642022-05-21T06:14:46Z Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ? Duque, Juan C. Lozano-Gracia, Nancy Patino, Jorge E. Restrepo, Paula PRODUCTIVITY URBANIZATION LAND USE URBAN SPRAWL URBAN TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY This paper examines the linkages between urban form and city productivity, using alternative metrics for urban form and applying them to a comprehensive sample of Latin American cities. Although most of the literature has concentrated on the effects of population density (compact versus sprawling urban development), this paper seeks to assess whether different dimensions of a city's urban form, such as shape, structure, and land-use, affect its economic performance. The paper finds that the shape of the urban extent, the inner-city connectedness, and fullness have a statistically significant influence on the productivity level of the city. 2019-01-30T22:34:18Z 2019-01-30T22:34:18Z 2019-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/940111547130165467/Urban-Form-and-Productivity-What-Is-the-Shape-of-Latin-American-Cities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31164 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8697 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Central America Latin America
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topic	PRODUCTIVITY URBANIZATION LAND USE URBAN SPRAWL URBAN TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY
spellingShingle	PRODUCTIVITY URBANIZATION LAND USE URBAN SPRAWL URBAN TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY Duque, Juan C. Lozano-Gracia, Nancy Patino, Jorge E. Restrepo, Paula Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ?
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description	This paper examines the linkages between urban form and city productivity, using alternative metrics for urban form and applying them to a comprehensive sample of Latin American cities. Although most of the literature has concentrated on the effects of population density (compact versus sprawling urban development), this paper seeks to assess whether different dimensions of a city's urban form, such as shape, structure, and land-use, affect its economic performance. The paper finds that the shape of the urban extent, the inner-city connectedness, and fullness have a statistically significant influence on the productivity level of the city.
format	Working Paper
author	Duque, Juan C. Lozano-Gracia, Nancy Patino, Jorge E. Restrepo, Paula
author_facet	Duque, Juan C. Lozano-Gracia, Nancy Patino, Jorge E. Restrepo, Paula
author_sort	Duque, Juan C.
title	Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ?
title_short	Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ?
title_full	Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ?
title_fullStr	Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ?
title_full_unstemmed	Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ?
title_sort	urban form and productivity : what is the shape of latin american cities ?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/940111547130165467/Urban-Form-and-Productivity-What-Is-the-Shape-of-Latin-American-Cities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31164
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Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ?

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