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来源

REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS,Vol.70,P.312-329

语言

英文

关键字

Elevation; Hilliness; Household Income; Population Density; Urban gradients; Spatial modelling; SPATIAL EQUILIBRIUM; UNITED-STATES; CITIES; VALUES; WEALTH; LAND

作者单位

[Ye, Victor Yifan] Boston Univ, Dept Econ, 270 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA 02215 USA. [Becker, Charles M.] Dept Econ, Social Sci 213, Campus Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708 USA. Becker, CM (reprint author), Dept Econ, Social Sci 213, Campus Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708 USA. E-Mail: yifanye82@gmail.com; cbecker@duke.edu

摘要

This paper presents an in-depth analysis of hilliness effects in American urban communities. Using data from seventeen cities, we establish robust relationships between topography and density, income and housing value gradients. We find that high-income households display strong preference not only for higher altitude but also for unevenness, leading to spatial income stratification at both the city and tract-level. We analyze potential causes of this propensity: micro-climate, crime, congestion, view effects, and use of public transit. We conclude that multidimensional. spatial methods are crucial to investigations of cities with substantial unevenness. Moreover, redistributive social and economic policies must struggle with a fundamental, topographical dimension to inequality.