The impact and optimization of the urban industrial mix

The industrial mix is a relevant issue facing urban economies as the modern economy transitions from an industrial to a post-industrial service-based. The first essay estimates the changes and effects of density that result from relative variations in urban industrial composition. This essay demonstrates that identical increases in aggregate metropolitan employment originating from growth in individual productive sectors result in different average urban density measures. The results suggest that certain urban characteristics are important in determining density's relationship to productivity and that city finances are strained as cities lose manufacturing and gain service sectors.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Grantor dc:publisher

Colorado State University. Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Authors dc:creator

• Burnett, Perry A., author
• Cutler, Harvey, advisor

• city size
• density
• industrial mix
• land use
• urban
• urban economy
• urban planning

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.

Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

Identifier URI

https://doi.org/10.25675/3.018919

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mountainscholar.org:10217/237611