20-minute neighbourhoods aim to promote active transport (AT) use by providing amenities
locally. Using compactness and directional distribution of amenities, threshold population …

In an article recently published in this journal, Sarra et al.(2017) presented an approach to
measure the efficiency of municipal waste management systems (MWMSs) that allows a …

This paper investigated the fiscal interactions between Italian municipalities over the period
2001–11 and found a positive horizontal interdependence in spending decisions. The …

This study explores the form and sources of strategic interaction in China's public services
among local governments. The results indicate the existence of positive strategic interaction …

This paper exploits the increase in immigrants from new European member states to test for
the presence of strategic interactions in the municipal allocation of social transfers targeted …

We consider jurisdictions of different population size that provide local public goods with
positive spillovers. Matching grants can induce optimal expenditure levels, but the regions …

Previous works emphasize the role of tax rates as the key feature of tax competition. This
paper brings into attention how local jurisdictions consider the level of public provision in …

This paper describes an approach to measure the intensity and the territorial dispersion of
spatial proximity effects, which affect efficiency scores obtained through data envelopment …

This article seeks to identify the differences in public transport travel times between
individuals with and without disabilities in Santiago, Chile. To accomplish this, a survey was …

In the new era, the central government has elevated “building a beautiful China” as a
national strategy. Use environmental quality to evaluate the political performance of local …