LEADER 05579nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910461074903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-48662-7 010 $a9786613581853 010 $a0-8213-9487-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000180655 035 $a(EBL)911949 035 $a(OCoLC)793166832 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000635773 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12239059 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000635773 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10659860 035 $a(PQKB)10700808 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC911949 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL911949 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10556449 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358185 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000180655 100 $a20120302d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGeography of growth$b[electronic resource] $espatial economics and competitiveness /$fby Raj Nallari, Breda Griffith, and Shahid Yusuf 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (204 p.) 225 1 $aDirections in development : infrastructure 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-9486-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Preface; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Frameworks for Spatial Analysis; The Form of Urbanization; Figures; 1.1 Primacy and Economic Development, 1965-95; 1.2 Concentration of Economic Activity in the United States; Agglomeration Economies; Tables; 1.1 Regional Development Policies Calibrated to Integrate Countries, by Density of Population; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Urbanization as a Typology of Space; Urbanization and Space; 2.1 Population and Average Annual Rate of Change, by Group and Selected Years, 1950-2050; Classification of Cities 327 $a2.1 Total Population, by City Size, 1995, 2009, and 2025 2.2 Number of Cities and Percentage of Total Population, by Size of City, 2009 and 2025; Size of Cities across Developing and Developed Regions; 2.3 Size of Cities, by Region, Number of Inhabitants, and Share of Population, Selected Years, 1975, 2009, 2025; 2.4 Percentage of Population Living in Urban Areas by Region, Selected Years, 1950-2050; 2.2 Distribution of the World Urban Population, by Region, 1950, 2009, and 2050; Criticism of the Data and Suggested Alternatives; 2.5 Average Annual Rate of Change in Urban Population, 1950-2025 327 $a2.6 National and UN Data on Urbanization in Selected Countries 2.3 Key Indicators of the Agglomeration Index; 2.4 Agglomeration Index and UN Estimates of Urban Population, by Region, 2000; Conclusion; Notes; 2.5 Sensitivity to Indicators Used: Example of Minimum Population Size of Large Cities; References; Chapter 3 Urban Transition and Growth; Urbanization and Development; 3.1 Relationship between GDP and Spatial Concentration; 3.2 Density and GDP per Capita in Selected Countries, by Phase of Urbanization; 3.3 Rural-Urban Disparities in GDP per Capita 327 $a3.4 Rural-Urban Disparities and Density in the Philippines, China, and India, Various Years Urbanization in Developing Countries; 3.5 Change in Urban Population with and without China and India, 1985-2005; 3.1 Regional Differences in Urbanization; Key Features of Cities in Developing Countries; 3.2 A Dozen Economies of Scale; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Spatial Concentration and Specialization; Specialization of Cities; 4.1 Manufacturing and Business Services in the United States, by Size of City, 1910 and 1995; Knowledge Cities 327 $a4.2 Share of New York County (Manhattan) in Total Private Employment in the United States, 1997 4.3 Dimensions of Knowledge Base: Measures and Results; 4.4 The Knowledge Base and Economic Performance in Select Cities; 4.5 Metropolitan Area Regressions; 4.6 Underpinnings of Knowledge Cities; The Creative City; 4.7 Creativity Rankings in the United States, by City Size; 4.8 Creative Class Occupations, Ranked by Percentage Change; 4.9 Creative Workers: Consumers and Producers; The Global City; 4.10 Global City Indicators: City Services; 4.11 Global City Indicators: Quality of Life 327 $aGreen Cities/Eco Cities 330 $aSince the 1990's, new economic geography has received a lot of attention as mainstream economists such as Krugman and others began to focus on where economic activity occurs and why. Coincidentally, international trade, location theory, and urban economics all appear to be asking the same question: where is economic activity located and why? The challenge is to explain the economic concentration or agglomeration of a large number of activities in certain geographical space. This volume breaks down the various types of cities and evaluates the key factors used to look at cities, such as innovation... 410 0$aDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).$pInfrastructure. 606 $aSpace in economics 606 $aUrban economics 606 $aEconomic geography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSpace in economics. 615 0$aUrban economics. 615 0$aEconomic geography. 676 $a330.9173/2 700 $aNallari$b Raj$f1955-$0118814 701 $aGriffith$b Breda$01030078 701 $aYusuf$b Shahid$f1949-$0127446 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461074903321 996 $aGeography of growth$92487884 997 $aUNINA