| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP8297 |
| DP8297 Are Compact Cities Environmentally Friendly? | |
| Jacques-François Thisse; Carl Gaigné; Stéphane Riou | |
| 发表日期 | 2011-03-14 |
| 出版年 | 2011 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | There is a large consensus among international institutions and national governments to favor urban-containment policies - the compact city - as a way to improve the ecological performance of the urban system. This approach overlooks a fundamental fact: what matters for the ecological outcome of cities is the mix between the level of population density and the global pattern of activities. As expected, when both the intercity and intraurban distributions of activities are given, a higher population density makes cities more environmentally friendly. However, once we account for the fact that cities may be either monocentric or polycentric as well as for the possible relocation of activities between cities, the relationship between population density and the ecological performance of cities appears to be much more involved. Indeed, because changes in population density affect land rents and wages, firms and workers are incited to relocate, thus leading to new commuting and shipping patterns. We show that policies favoring the decentralization of jobs may be more environmentally desirable. |
| 主题 | International Trade and Regional Economics |
| 关键词 | Greenhouse gas Commuting costs Transport costs Cities Urban-containment policy |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp8297 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/537132 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Jacques-François Thisse,Carl Gaigné,Stéphane Riou. DP8297 Are Compact Cities Environmentally Friendly?. 2011. |
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