What Matters More for Urban Land Expansion: Population or Economic growth? Evidence from 300+ Cities, 1970-2014
Richa Mahtta1, Michail Fragkias2, Burak Guneralp3, Anjali Mahendra4, Elizabeth A Wentz5, Meredith Reba6 and Karen C Seto6, (1)Yale University, Yale School of the Environment, New Haven, CT, United States, (2)Boise State University, Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Boise, United States, (3)Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, United States, (4)World Resources Institute, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, Washington, DC, United States, (5)Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, United States, (6)Yale University, Yale School of the Environment, New Haven, United States
