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Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to evaluate the role of quality of life in population growth in a local framework. To achieve that objective, researchers use a theoretical model that considers the basic variables that explain urban growth; they detail what do they understand when they talk about quality of life, and how do they measure the concept; and they also focus on a case study of the municipalities in the province of Barcelona within the period 1991-2000. Finally, they estimate an empirical model using instrumental variables and also considering the existence of heteroskedasticity and spatial autocorrelation for the municipalities in the Barcelona province. In the paper, besides estimating the role of different factors in urban growth, they pose an additional question: what is the better way to include in the model, the concept of quality of life?

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Title
La influencia de la calidad de vida en el crecimiento urbano. El caso de la provincia de Barcelona/The influence of the quality of life in the urban growth. The case of the province of Barcelona
Author
Royuela, Vicente; Suriñach, Jordi; Artís, Manuel
Pages
57-84
Section
Sección ARTÍCULOS
Publication year
2008
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Investigaciones Regionales
ISSN
16957253
e-ISSN
23402717
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1459712009
Copyright
Copyright Investigaciones Regionales 2008