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作者

Russell M. Smith;Zachary D. Blizard

来源

CITIES,Vol.115,Issue1,Article 103232

语言

英文

关键字

Economic mobility;Sprawl;Urban form;Census tract

作者单位

Winston-Salem State University, 113 Coltrane Hall, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, United States of America;Center for the Study of Economic Mobility, Winston-Salem State University, 601 S Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, United States of America;Winston-Salem State University, 113 Coltrane Hall, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, United States of America;Center for the Study of Economic Mobility, Winston-Salem State University, 601 S Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, United States of America

摘要

Researchers highlight the importance of urban form and sprawling development patterns as determinants of economic mobility in the United States. However, the relationship is complex because sprawl affects other variables too, which themselves may affect upward mobility. This study uses a structural equation model to estimate the direct and indirect effects of urban sprawl, and related components of the built environment, on mobility at the census tract level. The results suggest that compactness has a positive direct effect on mobility, but an overall negative indirect effect on mobility through the tested mediating factors. Hence, there are both positive and negative side-effects associated with compactness in regards to economic mobility. In light of these findings, this paper recommends policies, programs, and procedures for the planning community to aid in alleviating the negative consequences of sprawl on economic mobility, while maintaining the positive ones.