One or infinite optimal city sizes? In search of an equilibrium size for cities

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 309-341

  Camagni, Roberto ^a   Capello, Roberta ^a   Caragliu, Andrea ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

R11; R12

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EQUILIBRIUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN SOCIETY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84881609655     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-012-0548-7     Document Type: Article

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