Talk:Urban density

Urban densification

 * I was surprised when I entered "Urban densification" into the search field and got nothing. I want to write an Urban densification article, but not being really hip to urban planning lingo, I want to make sure before I do that that I'm not reduplicating any existing page or material.  Does anyone know if this topic is already covered on Wikipedia?  Does anyone have any ideas for such an article or want to help?--Hraefen Talk 03:48, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Effects of urban density
The article should include research on the effects of urban density. There is quite a bit of research to suggest that dense, mixed-use areas create healthier populations, more integrated communities, etc. There may be contrary research. Either way it should be included. Some good examples in the "Urban Density, Sprawl, and Land Use Planning" section of this page: http://www.nwpublichealth.org/web-specials/built-environment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.153.94.169 (talk) 20:31, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Removal of Graph
ive removed the graph.... it was blatently inaccurate. afaik, new york is denser than london or paris [edit: London but not Paris from what i find when i search], and it is CERTAINLY denser than Los Angeles, but not according to the graph. make a new one with proper data if you want it back BBnet3000 (talk) 00:23, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Dr. Liddle's comment on this article
Dr. Liddle has reviewed this Wikipedia page, and provided us with the following comments to improve its quality:

"The comment attributed to O’Toole: Something seems missing from the idea that higher density causes higher real estate prices (it’s ironic that a libertarian would complain about high prices unless the prices were caused by regulation). If real estate markets function, then higher prices are a result of improved amenities. So density would not directly increase prices unless people valued density explicitly. The last sentence of the Sustainability section could be expanded/made more precise. For example, as reported in Liddle (2014) several studies demonstrated a relationship between higher levels of urban density and (i) lower levels of transport energy consumption (e.g., Newman and Kenworthy 1989; Kenworthy and Laube 1999), (ii) lower levels of electricity consumption in buildings (e.g., Lariviere and Lafrance 1999), and (iii) lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., Marcotullio et al. 2012). (Newman and Kenworthy only considered energy used in transport.)

Kenworthy, J. and Laube, F. 1999. Patterns of automobile dependence in cities: an international overview of key physical and economic dimensions with some implications for urban policy. Transportation Research Part A, 33, 691–723.

Lariviere, I. And Lafrance, G. 1999. Modelling the electricity consumption of cities: effect of urban density. Energy Economics 21(1), 53-66.

Liddle, B. Impact of Population, Age Structure, and Urbanization on Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Energy Consumption: Evidence from Macro-level, Cross-country Analyses. Population and Environment, Vol. 35, 2014.

Marcotullio, P., Sarzynski, A., Albrecht, J., and Schulz, N. 2012. The geography of urban greenhouse gas emissions in Asia: A regional analysis. Global Environmental Change 22, 944-958.

Newman, P. and Kenworthy, J. 1989. Cities and automobile dependence: An international sourcebook. Gower Technical, Aldershot, UK."

We hope Wikipedians on this talk page can take advantage of these comments and improve the quality of the article accordingly.

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 * Reference : Liddle, Brantley & Lung, Sidney, 2013. "Might electricity consumption cause urbanization instead? Evidence from heterogeneous panel long-run causality tests," MPRA Paper 52333, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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