The measurement and determinants of suburbanization

Article Abstract:

A good measure for suburbanization should satisfy several requirements. These include distinguishing between suburban and central city jurisdictions and accounting for the effects of both on the suburbanization process. In addition, the indicator should accommodate variations in central city area and population, and in density patterns. It should also assume suburban land area and city population to be endogenous, and account for the less than proportional increase in city population due to a rise in metropolitan population. Finally, it should recognize that density in the metropolitan center is not inversely related to changes in the metropolitan population. Such a measure is built upon the work of C. Clark (1951), D. Bradford and H. Kelejian (1973), and W. Wheaton (forthcoming). Analysis suggests that the suburbanization process is unaffected by central city issues.

Research, Urbanization

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Explaining the postwar suburbanization of population in the United States: the role of income

Article Abstract:

The suburbanization of the American population from 1950 to 1980 was analyzed in terms of how this process was affected by household income. The estimated income coefficient was developed to determine the significance of increasing household incomes in the decision to select a suburban residence. By analyzing data from a public use sample of the 1950 census, it was found that about 43% of the increase in suburbanization for the 30-year period starting in 1950 was indeed due to increasing household incomes. Households with higher incomes tended to choose suburban residences over central cities.

Influence, Cities and towns, Income

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Metropolitan Suburbanization and Central City Problems

Article Abstract:

The United States has experienced rapid suburbanization since World War II. Determinants of both population and employment suburbanization are sought. Racial characterisics, crime rates, tax rates, and educational factors are considered. Only race has an impact on suburbanization.

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