Do higher urban densities contribute to more sustainable cities and communities? This
paper examines the effectiveness of higher density (as a means) for achieving sustainable …

We propose an integrated framework to discuss the empirical literature on the local
determinants of agglomeration effects. We start by presenting the theoretical mechanisms …

Spacematrix explores the potential of urban density as a tool for urban planning and design.
This revised and extended edition of Meta Berghauser Pont and Per Haupt's 2010 volume …

This paper examines agglomeration effects on the productivity of Chinese firms in the
creative industries between 2012 and 2014. We estimate productivity with a production …

This paper is concerned with the Wider Economic Impacts (WEIs) of transport improvements
that arise via scale economies of agglomeration. It reviews the background theory and …

This study, using novel establishment-level microdata from the Energy Consumption
Statistics, empirically analyzes the effect of urban density on energy intensity in the service …

The local governments in China have borrowed a lot of debts in the past ten years. In recent
years, local governments have been under increasing pressure to repay debts. By matching …

In this study, we aim to investigate the role of agglomeration economies, which include both
urbanization economies and localization economies, in determining the hotel location …

Data on the expansion of 94 commercial banks in India from 1948 to 2003 were analyzed to
test the proposition that political pluralism–wherein competing parties control the state and …

Firm location studies traditionally assume that this is business that attracts other business to
a given location. They focus on knowledge transfers between the most productive and …