Amenities and how they affect urban economic growth
Abstract
Do amenities contribute to urban growth? The contribution of amenities to urban economic
growth has increasingly become an area of study for academics, ecomonomists and policy analysts.
Policy makers seeking to promote urban economic growth have increasingly invested in amenities,
spending billions of dollars in various urban regions of the world. This dissertation examines the
evidence - comprising the 'Amenity Model', statistics and survey data - for the argument that
amenities drive urban economic growth. The statistical evidence is examined to ascertain which
amenities are seen to contribute to urban economic growth, how much they contribute to growth
and what the return on investment might be. The ideas of the major theorists in the field are
compared and contrasted. The conclusion is that while there is some statistical evidence that
amenities contribute to urban growth, policy makers need to look for the underlying causes. They
also need to be aware that for the 'Amenity Model' to work there needs to be a 'thick' labour
market. Policy makers seeking to use urban amenites to promote regional economic should be
circumspect in their approach.... [Show full abstract]
Keywords
urban growth; urban development; urban population growth; regional growth; regional development; regional population growth; amenities; ChristchurchFields of Research
120507 Urban Analysis and Development; 120505 Regional Analysis and DevelopmentDate
2010Type
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