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

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...

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Duque,Juan Carlos;

Lozano Gracia,Nancy;

Patino,Jorge E.;

Restrepo Cadavid,Paula;
Document Date
2019/01/10
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8697
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America,
Disclosure Date
2019/01/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ?
Keywords
land use pattern

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Duque,Juan Carlos; Lozano Gracia,Nancy; Patino,Jorge E.; Restrepo Cadavid,Paula.

Urban Form and Productivity : What Is the Shape of Latin American Cities ? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8697 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/940111547130165467

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