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Una o infinite dimensioni urbane ottime? Alla ricerca di una dimensione di equilibrio
Titolo Rivista: SCIENZE REGIONALI  
Autori/Curatori: Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello, Andrea Caragliu 
Anno di pubblicazione:  2013 Fascicolo: 3  Lingua: Italiano 
Numero pagine:  36 P. 53-88 Dimensione file:  639 KB
DOI:  10.3280/SCRE2013-003003
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Questo articolo affronta il tema della dimensione ottima della città, abbandonando le ipotesi di unicità di una dimensione urbana ottima universalmente valida, e che ciascuna città 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 specificità urbane quali funzioni, qualità della vita, diversità 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.


Keywords: Dimensione urbana d’equilibrio, funzioni urbane, reti di città. Classificazione
Jel Code: R00, R11

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