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Is Sprawling Residential Behavior Influenced by Climate?

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  • C. Grout

    (Center for Education Data & Research - University of Washington [Seattle])

  • Jean Cavailhes

    (CESAER - Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement)

  • Cécile Détang-Dessendre

    (CESAER - Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement)

  • Alban Thomas

    (LERNA - Economie des Ressources Naturelles - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)

Abstract

This paper addresses the question of a causal link between climate and urban sprawl by focusing on the role local climate plays in determining household behavior regarding housing decisions. We consider the hypothesis that under warmer climates, households exhibit "sprawling behavior": they locate in larger plots, farther away from city centers. This hypothesis is tested empirically on household data by controlling for sample selection in simultaneous equations for housing size and distance to city center. We find evidence that such sprawling behavior is related to climate, suggesting that global warming and urban sprawl reinforce each other.

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  • C. Grout & Jean Cavailhes & Cécile Détang-Dessendre & Alban Thomas, 2016. "Is Sprawling Residential Behavior Influenced by Climate?," Post-Print hal-01595376, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01595376
    DOI: 10.3368/le.92.2.203
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    1. Veron, Emilien, 2022. "Comparative analysis of revenue and land prices between organic and conventional farming," 96th Annual Conference, April 4-6, 2022, K U Leuven, Belgium 320734, Agricultural Economics Society - AES.
    2. León, Carmelo J. & Hernández-Alemán, Anastasia & Fernández-Hernández, Carlos & Araña, Jorge E., 2023. "Are rural residents willing to trade-off higher noise for lower air pollution? Evidence from revealed preferences," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 207(C).
    3. Détang-Dessendre, Cécile & Partridge, Mark D. & Piguet, Virginie, 2016. "Local labor market flexibility in a perceived low migration country: The case of French labor markets," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 89-103.

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    Keywords

    household analysis; urban sprawl; rural; econometrics;
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    JEL classification:

    • C3 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables
    • C4 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics
    • Q2 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation
    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics

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