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Sprawl: what's in a name?

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  • Timothy Schiller
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    What lies behind concerns about the way metropolitan areas have been spreading out over the past several decades? This spreading out, or sprawl, is reflected in lower density and centralization in metropolitan areas. In "Sprawl: What's in a Name?" Tim Schiller highlights some recent trends toward lower population and employment density in metro areas and discusses some of the underlying forces propelling these trends

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    Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in its journal Business Review.

    Volume (Year): (2004)
    Issue (Month): Q4 ()
    Pages: 26-38

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    Handle: RePEc:fip:fedpbr:y:2004:i:q4:p:26-38

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    Keywords: Metropolitan areas - Statistics ; Population;

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    1. Jess Gaspar & Edward L. Glaeser, 1996. "Information Technology and the Future of Cities," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 1756, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
    2. Edward L. Glaeser & Albert Saiz, 2003. "The Rise of the Skilled City," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 2025, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
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