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dc.titleGrowing Resources for Growing Cities: Density and the Cost of Municipal Public Services in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico
dc.contributor.authorLibertun de Duren, Nora Ruth
dc.contributor.authorGuerrero Compeán, Roberto
dc.contributor.orgunitHousing and Urban Development Division
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2015-12-11T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2015-11-12T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper finds that per capita municipal spending on public services is strongly and non-linearly correlated to urban population density. Optimal expenditure levels for municipal services are achieved when densities are close to 9,000 residents per square kilometer. In this study of approximately 8,600 municipalities in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico, 85 percent are below this ideal density level. This analysis provides strong policy support for densification, particularly for medium-sized cities in developing countries, which are currently absorbing most of the world's urban population growth.
dc.format.extent36
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011707
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Growing-Resources-for-Growing-Cities-Density-and-the-Cost-of-Municipal-Public-Services-in-Brazil-Chile-Ecuador-and-Mexico.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectMunicipal Management
dc.subjectUrban Development
dc.subjectFiscal Policy
dc.subjectPublic Service
dc.subjectMunicipal Expenditure
dc.subjectPublic Expenditure
dc.subject.jelcodeR12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
dc.subject.jelcodeR58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-T2345;RG-K1302
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