Defining urban sprawl: A systematic review of 130 definitions

Dadashpoor, Hashem; Shahhossein, Gelareh

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2024.103039

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“…Although previous research has extensively studied urban form and density, a unified definition has not yet been established due to the complex impacts of urban sprawl on economic, social, and environmental aspects. In the field of economics, urban sprawl is typically defined as the phenomenon of the disorderly expansion of urban land into suburban areas, characterized primarily by low density, dispersed development, and high dependency on automobiles (Dadashpoor and Shahhossein, 2024) [4].…”

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Can Urban Sprawl Promote Enterprise Innovation? Evidence from A-Share Listed Companies in China

Jiang,

Zhang,

Yuan

et al. 2024

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Urban sprawl does not invariably impede factor agglomeration; rather, it can foster polycentric urban configurations, thereby enhancing productivity and encouraging enterprise innovation. This study investigates the effect of urban sprawl on enterprise innovation using data for A-share listed Chinese companies from 2010 to 2020. The results reveal a significant inverted U-shaped relationship between urban sprawl and enterprise innovation, particularly among large enterprises, well-established entities, non-state-owned enterprises, and those operating in non-manufacturing sectors. Additionally, the effects of urban sprawl on the inverted U-shaped relationship are more pronounced in the north-eastern regions and small cities. Regional integration significantly moderates the inverted U-shaped relationship between urban sprawl and enterprise innovation. This research contributes new insights to the field of enterprise innovation, offering theoretical and empirical support for analyzing the economic implications of urban sprawl.

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