The Effect of Ocean and Lake Coast Amenities on Cities
1993; Elsevier BV; Volume: 33; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1006/juec.1993.1008
ISSN1095-9068
Autores Tópico(s)Coastal and Marine Management
ResumoThis article uses census tract data to examine the importance of the role played by coastlines offering city residents recreational enjoyment. A model of an amenity coast city is developed which motivates a restructuring of the negative exponential population density function. The econometric results suggest that the standard urban model of estimating population density is inappropriate for some coastal cities. Instead, distance from census tract to the coast is necessary to attain unbiased population density gradients.
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