Delineating functional territories from outer space

Berdegué, Julio A.; Hiller, Tatiana; Ramírez, Juan M.; Satizábal, Santiago; Soloaga, Isidro; Soto, Juan; Uribe, María Victoria; Vargas, Olga

doi:10.1186/s40503-019-0066-4

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“…Local labor market (LLM) definition: Given that we estimate impacts at the LLM level, we group municipalities into functional territories following Berdegu´e et al (2017). This methodology allows to increase the sample of LLMs significantly with respect to the official number of 59 Metropolitan Areas defined by the Statistical Institute (INEGI).…”

Section: Labor Market Indicatorsmentioning

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Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones?: Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico

Artuç¹,

Christiaensen²,

Winkler³

2019

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Some rights reserved This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved.

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Section: Labor Market Indicatorsmentioning

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Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones?: Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico

Artuç¹,

Christiaensen²,

Winkler³

2019

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“…More recently, the literature refers to these approaches that represent the area of influence of an urban center as Functional Areas, Functional Economic Areas, Functional Economic Regions, City–Regions, Functional Urban Regions, Local Labor Market Areas, Travel-to-Work Areas, and Functional Territories ( 35 ). There is no global coverage for these different approaches, although there has been work on a subset of advanced economies ( 36 ).…”

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“…There is no global coverage for these different approaches, although there has been work on a subset of advanced economies ( 36 ). With a few rare exceptions ( 35 , 37 ), the rural–urban distinction is lost in these approaches aiming to define one unitary functional area; a location is either “in or out” without specifying whether it is at the core or periphery of the functional area. This is useful in planning for cities and regions ( 36 , 38 , 39 ) but is very limited when compared with empirical use of the RUCC since each functional area is considered unique.…”

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“…This is not the case with the URCA approach. For example, Berdegué et al ( 35 ), with their thorough and innovative approach, report that for the functional areas they identify in Colombia, coverage ranges between 60 and 86% of the population, depending on the parameter thresholds used. In our URCA approach, 99% of Colombia’s population is directly linked to an urban center of reference.…”

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Global mapping of urban–rural catchment areas reveals unequal access to services

Cattaneo

Nelson

McMenomy

2021

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Using travel time to cities of different sizes, we map populations across an urban–rural continuum to improve on the standard dichotomous representations of urban–rural interactions. We extend existing approaches by 1) building on central place theory to capture the urban hierarchy in access to services and employment opportunities provided by urban centers of different sizes, 2) defining urban–rural catchment areas (URCAs) expressing the interconnection between urban centers and their surrounding rural areas, and 3) adopting a global gridded approach comparable across countries. We find that one-fourth of the global population lives in periurban areas of intermediate and smaller cities and towns, which challenges the centrality of large cities in development. In low-income countries, 64% of the population lives either in small cities and towns or within their catchment areas, which has major implications for access to services and employment opportunities. Intermediate and small cities appear to provide catchment areas for proportionately more people gravitating around them than larger cities. This could indicate that, for countries transitioning to middle income, policies and investments strengthening economic linkages between urban centers and their surrounding rural areas may be as important as investing in urbanization or the rural hinterlands. The dataset provided can support national economic planning and territorial development strategies by enabling policy makers to focus more in depth on urban–rural interactions.

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“…Additionally, given that the estimate was sensitive to the way the spatial units of analysis were defined, new estimates of Equation (1) were made by grouping the provinces according to the labor market functional areas (LMFAs) defined by [22], resulting in 135 different LMFAs for Chile. This methodology is relevant to the analysis since the administrative limits defined in the territories (provinces) are not sufficient to provide a perfect delimitation for a single labor market, as in many cases this area could extend beyond those administrative borders [23].…”

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The Initial Labor Market Conditions in Developing Economies as a Factor in Understanding the Progression of SARS-CoV-2: The Case of Chile

Trujillo

Atienza

2021

Sustainability

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This study assesses how the initial economic context of a country functions as a factor in the progression of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. To do so, we analyze Chile during the first wave of the pandemic. Chile is a developing country that suffered an unprecedented social disturbance (the Social Outbreak) that deteriorated economic activity and increased unemployment just months before the pandemic begun. We empirically test the hypothesis that the previous deterioration in the labor market, as an indicator of economic deterioration at the beginning of the pandemic, impacted the infection rate. Our results show a positive and significant relationship between unemployment prior to the pandemic at a provincial level and the number of individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2. All in all, we provide evidence that the initial social and socioeconomic conditions of each territory must be considered in the design of any policy aimed at minimizing the effects of the pandemic.

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Delineating functional territories from outer space

Cited by 26 publications

References 72 publications

Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones?: Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico

Does Automation in Rich Countries Hurt Developing Ones?: Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico

Global mapping of urban–rural catchment areas reveals unequal access to services

The Initial Labor Market Conditions in Developing Economies as a Factor in Understanding the Progression of SARS-CoV-2: The Case of Chile

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