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来源

URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW,Vol.53,Issue3,P.435-462

语言

英文

关键字

placemaking; quality of place; confirmatory factor analysis; midsized cities; small cities; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; CREATIVE CLASS; PLACE; AMENITIES; MOBILITY; GROWTH; AREAS; WELL

作者单位

[Kelly, Janet; Ruther, Matt] Univ Louisville, Urban & Publ Affairs, Louisville, KY 40292 USA. [Kelly, Janet] Univ Louisville, USI, Louisville, KY 40292 USA. [Ruther, Matt; Ehresman, Sarah] Univ Louisville, Kentucky State Data Ctr, Louisville, KY 40292 USA. [Nickerson, Bridget] Univ Louisville, Dept Urban & Publ Affairs, 426 W Bloom St, Louisville, KY 40208 USA. Ruther, M (reprint author), Univ Louisville, Dept Urban & Publ Affairs, 426 W Bloom St, Louisville, KY 40208 USA. E-Mail: matthew.ruther@louisville.edu

摘要

Economic development strategies aimed at attracting highly skilled workers through investment in urban amenities are gaining momentum throughout the United States. However, most of the foundational research for the approach was tested in very large cities, both in the United States and abroad. Based on quality of place (QOP) variables suggested from previous research, confirmatory factor analysis was used to generate a set of factors for a selection of small and midsized U.S. cities, and linear regression was used to relate these factors to the presence of college-educated populations, younger college-educated populations, and adult population growth. The results indicated that some of the QOP factors associated with better human capital outcomes in prior literature focusing on larger cities were also significant predictors of better human capital outcomes in midsized cities. The relationship between these factors and development outcomes for small cities was much weaker.