Download This PaperThe Urban Growth Question
Law and Contemporary Problems, 1979
31 Pages Posted: 2 Dec 2012
Date Written: Spring 1979
Abstract
The optimal size of an urban area is a controversial topic. We take optimal urban size to be that which minimizes net costs of city size, with larger cities first having various economies of scale (e.g. waste pickup) then later diseconomies of scale (e.g. pollution, congestion).
Keywords: externalities, optimal urban size, city size, urban growth, environmental quality
JEL Classification: R10, R11, R12, R13, R38
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Graves, Philip E. and Tolley, George S. and Gardner, John, The Urban Growth Question (Spring 1979). Law and Contemporary Problems, 1979, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2183412
John Gardner
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business - Economics
Graduate School of Business
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United States
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