Declining Population Density Overview of Mc Donald

Declining Population Density

Overview of Mc. Donald Article

Origins of Literature

How is density measured?

Research in 1950’s and 1960’s

CBD u

Net Density

Empirical Approach

Econometric issues - briefly

Econometric issues - briefly

Findings

Mills Two-Point Method

Conclusions

Does Accessibility Matter?

Expanding the SUM to Incorporate other Factors

Factors that influence H

Adding in other influences

Adding in Fiscal Factors

Let’s play around with some data from Fresno

Introduce Wage Gradient

Modification of Bid Rent

Influence of DBD’s on Land Rent Functions

Using the SUM to Explain Suburbanization

Effect of declining t on Bid Rent R u

Flattening of Manufacturers Bid Rent CBD Belt way

Flattening of Retailer’s Bid Rent

Flattening of Office Firms Bid Rent

Influence of Income on Household Suburbanization

Sources of Central City Blight

Outcome of Blight-Flight Cycle

Richard Voith “Do Suburbs Need Cities? ”

Do Suburbs Need Cities

Need to rigorously test

Distinguishing SR and LR Effects

Simple Descriptive Picture

More Rigorous Modeling

Econometric issues

Findings

Continuous Specification

Alternative Specification

Conclusions

Regentrification

Historical Perspective

Early Land Use Controls

Growth of Zoning Regulations

Legal Premises

Goals of Land Use Regulations

General Equilibrium Effects

How big a problem is sprawl?

Types of Land Use Zoning

Fiscal Zoning

Fiscal Zoning: Continued

Design Zoning

The Houston Example

Conclusions