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Interjurisdictional Competition and Land Development: A Micro-Level Analysis

In: Employment Location in Cities and Regions

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  • Jae Hong Kim

    (University of California)

  • Geoffrey J. D. Hewings

    (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abstract

A considerable number of recent studies show that metropolitan areas having a more fragmented governance structure tend to show a sprawling pattern of development. This may suggest that a fragmented institutional setting can generate a higher level of interjurisdictional competition that often hinders systematic management of the development process, thus offsetting the benefits from disaggregated local governance, such as welfare and fiscal efficiency gains. While previous studies typically assess this issue through metropolitan-level analysis, this research examines how the institutional setting influences land development at a micro-scale (i.e., section: 1 mile × 1 mile). More specifically, the present study (1) quantifies the institutional conditions in each section, taking the jurisdictional boundaries into account and (2) measures its effect on land use conversion rate by employing a quasi-likelihood estimation method. An empirical assessment of the U.S. Midwest case suggests that interjurisdictional competition, particularly the race for specific small land areas, does accelerate land use conversion, although the analysis results vary to some extent by the measurement of the institutional factor.

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  • Jae Hong Kim & Geoffrey J. D. Hewings, 2013. "Interjurisdictional Competition and Land Development: A Micro-Level Analysis," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Francesca Pagliara & Michiel de Bok & David Simmonds & Alan Wilson (ed.), Employment Location in Cities and Regions, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 181-199, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-642-31779-8_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31779-8_9
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    1. Jae Kim & Geoffrey Hewings, 2013. "Land use regulation and intraregional population–employment interaction," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 51(3), pages 671-693, December.

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