Location and history as determinants of urban residential density

Article Abstract:

Dynamic models of urban residential location are commonly used to account for observed spatial patterns of urban development and residential density. However, little effort has been made to determine how effective these models are compared to long-run equilibrium location models and pure historical models in explaining density patterns. To fill this gap in urban development literature, a study is conducted that investigates the predictive ability of a flexibly specified dynamic model, as well as that of long-run equilibrium and pure historical alternatives, by applying them to observed residential densities in Baltimore, MD, in 1980. The results show that the dynamic model has the greatest predictive power. It generates density-distance pattern estimates that are more consistent with theoretical expectations and its implications for changes agree with the generally accepted chronology of changes in the factors affecting residential land use.

City planning, Urban planning, Population density, Urban land use

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Testing the standard urban model of residential choice: an implicit markets approach

Article Abstract:

An implicit markets model is used to obtain a test that greatly improves the predictive power of the two principal determinants of residential housing selection. The test proves that housing cost and commuting cost are indeed key determinants in urban residential choice. The test also provides an empirical performance that is superior to that obtained in other recent research based on the key assumptions of the standard model of the urban housing market.

Housing research, Homesites

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Racial prejudice and residential segregation: the Yinger model revisited

Article Abstract:

Yinger's model of racial prejudice in the housing market is analyzed, and his original finding that the white community has strong incentives to foster seller discrimination against blacks remains strongly supported.

Real estate agents and managers, Economic aspects, Housing, Race discrimination, Housing discrimination, Social problems

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