The puzzling persistence of place

Jeffrey Lin

Business Review, 2015, issue Q2, 1-8

Abstract: Jeffrey Lin explores the remarkable persistence of urban development patterns over decades, centuries, or even millennia. Is such extreme persistence desirable? What does it imply about today's \\"place-making\\" policies?

Keywords: Geographic distribution; Persistence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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