PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Burnett, Perry
TI  - Urban Industrial Composition and the Spatial Expansion of Cities
AID  - 10.3368/le.88.4.764
DP  - 2012 Nov 01
TA  - Land Economics
PG  - 764--781
VI  - 88
IP  - 4
4099  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/88/4/764.short
4100  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/88/4/764.full
SO  - Land Econ2012 Nov 01; 88
AB  - This paper uses a computable general equilibrium model with integrated commercial and residential land data to estimate the impact of urban growth, both in sector origin and growth mechanism, on urban spatial expansion, measured by density (population, employment, and commercial), residential lot size, and urban land conversion. The results demonstrate that specific sectors and individual growth mechanisms have unique impacts across the spatial expansion measures in both sign and magnitude; therefore, local policy makers should carefully consider the uniqueness of their city in terms of their geographic surroundings and mixture of urban growth before implementing or emulating other cities’ policies. (JEL R11, R14)