Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sabrina Iommi Title: Polycentric Patterns and Housing Affordability: Does a Relationship Exist? Abstract: Polycentric structures are one of the possible kinds of territorial organization for human settlements. They have recently become important because they have been recommended by a number of UE documents as the most suitable structure for attaining equilibrium in economic, social, and territorial development. This paper seeks to verify the possible advantages of the polycentric model empirically for the case of a typical urban problem such as housing affordability. The empirical analysis is carried out on Italian administrative regions, through the construction of a regional index of polycentrism and an analysis of the level and territorial variability of house prices. Classification-JEL: R12, R32. Keywords: Indice di policentrismo delle regioni italiane, livello dei prezzi immobiliari, variabilit? territoriale dei prezzi immobiliari. Note: Pages:5-22 Volume: 2013/3 Year: 2013 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=49612&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/SCRE2013-003001 Number: 1 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Johann Spitzer Author-Name: Giuseppe Folloni Title: Is Growth of Large Cities Linked to Economic and Institutional Weaknesses? Abstract: We progress from the initial idea of there being urbanization processes of different quality, and analyze the growth of world cities over the period 1960-2000, attempting to find the factors behind the growth of "big" cities (Mega, Big and Midsize cities, in the UN classification). We use a new dataset with demographic, economic, institutional and geographic variables regarding almost 2,000 cities in 135 countries. The methodological approach is based on OLS cross-country analyses, and controls for collinearity. Results indicate that growth in very large agglomerations is linked to indicators of economic and institutional backwardness. Problems of reverse causality, that is, the effects of big urban agglomerations on long term economic growth, is not within the scope of our research. This question needs further research. . Classification-JEL: 018, N90, R11, R12. Keywords: Agglomerazioni urbane, crescita economica, qualit? delle istituzioni. Classificazione Note: Pages:23-52 Volume: 2013/3 Year: 2013 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=49613&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/SCRE2013-003002 Number: 2 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Roberto Camagni Author-Name: Roberta Capello Author-Name: Andrea Caragliu Title: Una o infinite dimensioni urbane ottime? Alla ricerca di una dimensione di equilibrio Abstract: Questo articolo affronta il tema della dimensione ottima della citt?, abbandonando le ipotesi di unicit? di una dimensione urbana ottima universalmente valida, e che ciascuna citt? operi in base a funzioni di costo e beneficio proprie. Viene presentato un nuovo modello per la dimensione urbana di equilibrio, stimato su un campione di 59 Aree Urbane Funzionali (FUA) europee e viene dimostrato che le specificit? urbane quali funzioni, qualit? della vita, diversit? settoriale, e conflitti sociali permettono di spostare verso l?alto o il basso le curve di costo e beneficio legate alla dimensione urbana. I risultati empirici identificano dimensioni urbane di equilibrio diverse, e il termine di errore viene interpretato come l?effetto della governance urbana. Classification-JEL: R00, R11 Keywords: Dimensione urbana d?equilibrio, funzioni urbane, reti di citt?. Classificazione Note: Pages:53-88 Volume: 2013/3 Year: 2013 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=49614&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/SCRE2013-003003 Number: 3 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Stefano Rosignoli Author-Name: Enrico Conti Author-Name: Alessandro Viviani Title: Local Impact of Tourism: The Case of Tuscany Abstract: The paper has two basic objectives. On the one hand, it addresses the problem of constructing statistical measures suitable for requirements; on the other, it assesses the economic and environmental impact of the presence of tourists on a sub-regional scale (that of the local economic system). A statistical model, based on the consumption of water for domestic use, estimates, on a municipal scale, the number of nights spent by tourists in private homes/accommodation, who are not recorded in the official statistics. The estimate of average daily spending per tourist is obtained through integration of the various official sources with ISTAT?s official regional accounting. The assessment of the economic and environmental impact of tourist spending - is pursued through the use of a multi-regional input-output model integrated with an array of satellite environmental account. Classification-JEL: E20, R15, Q56. Keywords: Economia regionale, input-output, economia del turismo. Note: Pages:89-109 Volume: 2013/3 Year: 2013 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=49615&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/SCRE2013-003004 Number: 4 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Antonio Affuso Author-Name: Cataldo Ferrarese Author-Name: Guido Nannariello Title: Spending Review: un?analisi di efficienza delle Capitanerie di porto Abstract: Al fine di fornire al decision maker elementi utili per una razionalizzazione delle risorse pubbliche, questo lavoro mette a confronto i profili di spesa delle Capitanerie di porto con i servizi da esse erogati. Lo studio ? articolato in due parti. Nella prima, attraverso l?analisi dei fattori produttivi (input) e dei servizi erogati (output), si costruiscono una serie di indicatori di efficienza legati a determinate performance. Nella seconda parte si perviene ad una stima dell?efficienza attraverso una Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) che si avvale dei dati di costo del personale e della struttura (input) e dei risultati dell?attivit? svolta (output). Classification-JEL: C80, H11, H70 Keywords: Data envelopment analysis, analisi di efficienza, indici di Malmquist Note: Pages:111-143 Volume: 2013/3 Year: 2013 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=49616&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:scresc:v:html10.3280/SCRE2013-003005 Number: 5