Urban form and productivity: What shapes are Latin-American cities?

Juan Duque, Nancy Lozano-Gracia, Jorge Patiño and Paula Restrepo

Environment and Planning B, 2022, vol. 49, issue 1, 131-150

Abstract: This paper examines the linkages between urban form and city productivity using seven alternative metrics for urban form and applying them to a comprehensive sample of Latin-American cities. While most of the literature has concentrated on the effects of population density (compact vs. 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 performance. We found that both the shape of the urban extent and the inner-city connectedness have a statistically significant association with the productivity level of a city.

Keywords: Productivity; urban form; nighttime lights; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/2399808321999309

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