The Rise of the Low Carbon Consumer City

Matthew Holian and Matthew Kahn

No 18735, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Urban density both facilitates consumption opportunities and encourages individuals to drive less and walk and use public transit more. Using several data sets, we document that high quality of life consumer center cities are low carbon cities. We discuss possible causal channels for this association.

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Date: 2013-01
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Published as Ecological Economics Volume 116, August 2015, Pages 362–368 Cover image Analysis Household carbon emissions from driving and center city quality of life Matthew J. Holiana, 1, Matthew E. Kahnb, c,

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