Commuting and the Spatial Structure of American Cities

The dispersal of the great majority of workplaces away from CBDs, employment sub-centers, and live-work communities by Shlomo Angel and Alejandro M. Blei Abstract: Urban transport and land use policy are informed by our perceptions of the prevailing spatial structure of cities. This structure can be characterized by five models: The Maximum Disorder model, The Mosaic of [...]

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Commuting and the Productivity of American Cities

How self-adjusting commuting patterns sustain the productive advantage of larger metropolitan labor markets by Shlomo Angel and Alejandro M. Blei Abstract: The greatest productive advantage of modern-day American cities is that they form large and integrated metropolitan labor markets. We present new evidence on the importance of self-adjusting commuting and location patterns in sustaining the productive advantages [...]

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The Rise and Fall of Manhattan’s Densities (1800-2010)

by Shlomo Angel and Patrick Lamson-Hall Abstract: Using a novel methodology, we study the changes in the population densities of the built-up areas of Manhattan and its neighborhoods from 1800 to 2010. Built-up areas were determined from historical maps, insurance maps, and air photographs, while population data were collected for census wards from 1790 to 1910 and for [...]

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Housing Policy in Belize: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2010)

Title: Housing Policy in Belize: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2010) - unpublished Article Information: Prepared for the government of Belize and the World Bank Authors: Shlomo Angel, Stephen C. Sheppard and Daniel L. Civco, with Robert Buckley, Anna Chabaeva, Lucy Gitlin, Alison Kraley, Jason Parent, and Micah Perlin Date: January, 2010 Overview: This report is an assessment of the housing sector and [...]

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The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion (2005)

Title: The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion (2005) -unpublished Article Information: Transport and Urban Development Department, The World Bank, Washington D.C. Authors: Shlomo Angel, Stephen C. Sheppard and Daniel L. Civco, with Robert Buckley, Anna Chabaeva, Lucy Gitlin, Alison Kraley, Jason Parent, and Micah Perlin Date: September, 2005 Overview: This study examined the dynamics of global urban expansion by defining a new [...]

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Defining and Monitoring Target 11: A Policy Note (2004)

Title: Defining and Monitoring Target 11: A Policy Note (2004) -unpublished Article Information: Submitted to the U.N. Human Settlements Programme and the World Bank Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: September, 2004 Overview: This policy note examines the major thrusts of the draft report of Taskforce 8 of the Millennium Project, rewords Target 11, proposes that Target 11 be the core target [...]

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Housing Policy in Uruguay: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2004)

Title: Housing Policy in Uruguay: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2004) -unpublished Article Information: Preparado para el Gobierno de Uruguay y El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: March, 2004 Overview (en español): Este informe tiene como objetivo proveer al Gobierno de Uruguay y al Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) de una información sistemática sobre el sector [...]

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Two Complementary Approaches to Monitoring Target 11 (2004)

Title: Two Complementary Approaches to Monitoring Target 11: “Improving the Lives of 100 Million Slum Dwellers by 2020″ – A Research Note (2004) -unpublished Article Information: Submitted to the U.N. Human Settlements Programme and the World Bank Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: July, 2004 Overview: This research note proposes two complementary procedures that can supplement the present efforts of [...]

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A Proposed Conceptual Framework for Monitoring IDB-Assisted Housing Programs (2002)

Title: A Proposed Conceptual Framework for Monitoring IDB-Assisted Housing Programs (2002) - unpublished Article Information: Report to the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: September, 2002 Overview: This document focuses on five areas: (1) a brief history of the Bank’s involvement in the housing sector; (2) the development objectives of housing sector loans; (3) the volume and structure [...]

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Housing Policy in Honduras: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2002)

Title: Housing Policy in Honduras: Diagnosis and Guidelines for Action (2002) -unpublished Article Information: Report to the Inter-American Development Bank and the Government of Honduras, Washington, D.C. Authors: Shlomo Angel Date: June, 2002 Overview: The four objectives of this report are: (1) To examine the context of the Honduran housing sector (Part I); (2) To assess the current conditions in [...]

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