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Title: The Greenness of Cities: Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2008

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Abstract: Carbon dioxide emissions may create significant social harm because of global warming, yet Americanurban development tends to be in low density areas with very hot summers. In this paper, we attemptto quantify the carbon dioxide emissions associated with new construction in different locations acrossthe country. We look at emissions from driving, public transit, home heating, and household electricityusage. We find that the lowest emissions areas are generally in California and that the highest emissionsareas are in Texas and Oklahoma. There is a strong negative association between emissions and landuse regulations. By restricting new development, the cleanest areas of the country would seem to be pushing new development towards places with higher emissions. Cities generally have significantly lower emissions than suburban areas, and the city-suburb gap is particularly large in older areas, like New York.

Url: http://128.97.186.17/index.php/pwp/article/view/894/280

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Authors: Glaeser, Edward L; Kahn, Matthew E

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Publication Number: CCPR-028-08

Institution: University of California

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Publisher Location: Los Angelos

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Other

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