Agglomeration index: Towards a new measure of urban concentration

Arbeitspapier

A common challenge in analyzing urbanization is the data. The United Nations (UN) compiles information on urbanization (urban population and its share of total national population) that is reported by various countries but there is no standardized definition of 'urban' resulting in inconsistencies. This situation is particularly troublesome if one wishes to conduct a cross-country analysis or determine the aggregate urbanization status of the regions (such as Asia or Latin America) and the world. This paper proposes an alternative to the UN measure of urban concentration that we call an agglomeration index.

Angaben zum Objekt

• ISBN: 978-92-9230-264-1
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2010/29

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes ; Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
• Thema: agglomeration index ; urbanization ; accessibility map ; cost surface

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Uchida, Hirotsugu ; Nelson, Andrew
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (wo): Helsinki
• (wann): 2010

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/54112
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ