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Governance fragmentation and urban spatial expansion: Evidence from Europe and the United States
[Governance-Fragmentierung und urbane räumliche Expansion: Erkenntnisse aus Europa und den USA]

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  • Silvia Beghelli

    (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei)

  • Gianni Guastella

    (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
    Università Cattolica)

  • Stefano Pareglio

    (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
    Università Cattolica)

Abstract

This study assesses the effects of urban governance structure on the spatial expansion of metropolitan areas. A more fragmented governance structure, represented by a high number of administrative units with decision power on land use per inhabitant, is expected to increase the competition between small towns in the suburbs of metropolitan areas to attract households and workers, which, in turn, induces more land uptake. We study empirically the relationship between administrative fragmentation and the spatial size of cities in a sample of 180 metropolitan areas in the contexts of the US and Europe in the period 2000—2012. Results shed light on the structural differences between the two broad regions and suggest that administrative fragmentation impacts positively on land uptake in both the United States and Europe, although to different extents.

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  • Silvia Beghelli & Gianni Guastella & Stefano Pareglio, 2020. "Governance fragmentation and urban spatial expansion: Evidence from Europe and the United States [Governance-Fragmentierung und urbane räumliche Expansion: Erkenntnisse aus Europa und den USA]," Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Springer;Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR), vol. 40(1), pages 13-32, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jahrfr:v:40:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1007_s10037-019-00136-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s10037-019-00136-0
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    Keywords

    Land take; Governance fragmentation; City size; United States and Europe;
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    JEL classification:

    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • R28 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Government Policy
    • R52 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Land Use and Other Regulations

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