The intensification of globalization has led to an increase in the attention paid to resource
security, which, as one of the most important material bases for human survival and …

This paper reviews recent quantitative urban models. These models are sufficiently rich to
capture observed features of the data, such as many asymmetric locations and a rich …

We document that skyscraper growth since the end of the 19 th century has been driven by a
reduction in the cost of height, increasing urbanization, and rising incomes. These stylized …

This paper explores the stringency of land-use regulation in US cities, focusing on building
heights. Stringency is substantial when regulated heights are far below free-market heights …

Economic activity is highly unevenly distributed within cities, as reflected in the concentration
of economic functions in specific locations, such as finance in the Square Mile in London …

We estimate changes in the value and price of residential land for 379 German counties
(“Landkreise”) from 2014 to 2018 using a total of 42,647 observations. In doing so, we build …

Separating urban land and structure values is important for national accounts and for
analysis of real estate risk over time. A large part of the literature on urban land valuation …

Micro-geographic data capturing the spatial distribution of economic activity within cities in
history are difficult to access. This paper discusses how tall and durable buildings can be …

Exploring the value of cultivated land resources around big cities is an important
prerequisite for when realizing the “trinity” of cultivated land protection in terms of quantity …

Una ciudad que funciona permite distintas alternativas de encuentro, relación, conflicto y
aislamiento entre un grupo muy amplio y diverso de personas. Si esto no es así, la ciudad …