Journal article
Building functional cities
- Abstract:
- The literature views many African cities as dysfunctional with a hodgepodge of land uses and poor “connectivity.” One driver of inefficient land uses is construction decisions for highly durable buildings made under weak institutions. In a novel approach, we model the dynamics of urban land use with both formal and slum dwellings and ongoing urban redevelopment to higher building heights in the formal sector as a city grows. We analyze the evolution of Nairobi using a unique high–spatial resolution data set. The analysis suggests insufficient building volume through most of the city and large slum areas with low housing volumes near the center, where corrupted institutions deter conversion to formal sector usage.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 649.8KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1126/science.aaf7150
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- Publisher:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Journal:
- Science More from this journal
- Volume:
- 352
- Issue:
- 6288
- Pages:
- 946-947
- Publication date:
- 2018-05-20
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-04-26
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1095-9203
- ISSN:
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0036-8075
- Pmid:
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27199420
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:625029
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uuid:79589870-58b4-4cba-8977-c309ee11d12d
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pubs:625029
- Source identifiers:
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625029
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2018-11-19
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- Copyright holder:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science. This is the author accepted manuscript following peer review version of the article. The final version is available online from American Association for the Advancement of Science at: 10.1126/science.aaf7150
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