Are compact cities environmentally friendly?
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SMART-LERECO -
Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires
2 CREATE
3 GATE Lyon Saint-Étienne - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon - Saint-Etienne
4 CORE, Centre For Operation Research And Econometrics
5 CREA, Center for Research in Economics and Management
6 Centre for Economic Policy Research
2 CREATE
3 GATE Lyon Saint-Étienne - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon - Saint-Etienne
4 CORE, Centre For Operation Research And Econometrics
5 CREA, Center for Research in Economics and Management
6 Centre for Economic Policy Research
Carl Gaigné
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- IdHAL : carl-gaigne
- ORCID : 0000-0002-1540-234X
- IdRef : 068871899
Stéphane Riou
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 172931
- IdHAL : stephane-riou
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Résumé
There is a wide consensus among international institutions and national governments in favor of compact (i.e. densely populated) cities as a way to improve the ecological performance of the transport system. Indeed, when both the intercity and intra-urban distributions of activities are given, a higher population density makes cities more environmentally friendly because the average commuting length is reduced. However, when we account for the possible relocation of activities within and between cities in response to a higher population density, the latter may cease to hold. Indeed, an increasing-density policy affects prices, wages and land rents, which in turn incentivizes firms and households to change place. This reshapes the urban system in a way that may generate a higher level of pollution. Thus, although an increase in compactness is environmentally desirable when locations are given, compactness may not be environmentally-friendly when one accounts for the general equilibrium effects generated by such a policy.
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Are compact cities environmentally friendly?
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Résumé |
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There is a wide consensus among international institutions and national governments in favor of compact (i.e. densely populated) cities as a way to improve the ecological performance of the transport system. Indeed, when both the intercity and intra-urban distributions of activities are given, a higher population density makes cities more environmentally friendly because the average commuting length is reduced. However, when we account for the possible relocation of activities within and between cities in response to a higher population density, the latter may cease to hold. Indeed, an increasing-density policy affects prices, wages and land rents, which in turn incentivizes firms and households to change place. This reshapes the urban system in a way that may generate a higher level of pollution. Thus, although an increase in compactness is environmentally desirable when locations are given, compactness may not be environmentally-friendly when one accounts for the general equilibrium effects generated by such a policy.
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Auteur(s) |
Carl Gaigné
1, 2
, Stéphane Riou
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, Jacques-François Thisse
4, 5, 6
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SMART-LERECO -
Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires
( 135749 )
- 4 allée Adolphe Bobierre - CS 61103 - 35011 Rennes Cedex
- France
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CREATE
( 436304 )
- Canada
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GATE Lyon Saint-Étienne -
Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon - Saint-Etienne
( 102550 )
- 93, chemin des Mouilles 69130 Écully
6, rue Basse des Rives 42023 Saint-Étienne cedex 02
- France
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CORE, Centre For Operation Research And Econometrics
( 436306 )
- Belgique
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CREA, Center for Research in Economics and Management
( 436307 )
- Luxembourg
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Centre for Economic Policy Research
( 326389 )
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- France
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Localisation géographique du document |
UMR SMART, UMR1302 SMART, Rennes (SMART CG 34 CB 035736)
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Sous-type de document pour les Articles |
Research article
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Numéro |
2–3
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Page/Identifiant |
123–136
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Commentaire |
Cet article a fait l'objet d'un WP SMART-LERECO n°10-05, voir lien
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Volume |
72
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Date de publication |
2012
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Voir aussi |
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Mots-clés |
en
geenhouse gas, commuting costs, transport costs, cities
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DOI | 10.1016/j.jue.2012.04.001 |
ProdINRA | 162858 |
UT key WOS | 000307861600004 |
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