Using unique geo-coded information on the residential address of a representative sample of American adolescents and their friends, we revisit the importance of geographical proximity in shaping education outcomes. Our ndings reveal no evidence of residential neighborhood e ects. Social proximity, as measured by similarity in religion, race and family income as well as in unobserved characteri...

OBJECTIVES Early defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is of importance to improve survival. In many countries the number of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) is increasing, but the use is low. Guidelines suggest that AEDs should be installed in densely populated areas and in locations with many visitors. Attempts have been made to identify optimal AED locations based o...

Migrant residential patterns are a major influence on urban development. Since the restrictions on temporary migration to China’s cities were formally lifted in 1983, there have been massive waves of internal migration from rural to urban areas. Given the persistence of the country’s migration trends, it is important to explore whether residential patterns of temporary migrants in China’s citie...

Transit-oriented development is shown to produce an appreciable ridership bonus in California. This is partly due to residential self-selectionöthat is, a lifestyle preference for transitoriented livingöas well as factors like employer-based policies that reduce free parking and automobile subsidies. Half-mile catchments of station areas appear to be indifference zones in the sense that residen...

Crime and the fear of crime are pervasive and endemic concerns in modern post-industrial society and criminal justice systems are clearly failing to tackle both issues. In this research after mentioning the abstract for motivation and the vital opinion in the security public, the role of city framework (programming the environmental design) in the decrease and prediction of crimes in the city...

Traditionally, the emotional attachment older adults have to their homes and the economic and health burden caused by residential moves have had a deterrent effect on mobility during old age� in spite of this static general trend, 20% of older europeans change their residential location after the age of 65� Some studies point out that this percentage will increase in the coming decades along wi...

Light-rail systems are becoming more popular in cities and urban residential areas around the country. One of the main environmental impacts from light-rail systems is noise from the trains as they pass through residential areas. In response to increasing noise complaints, it is becoming more common to perform noise measurements in the residential areas and attempt to identify noise mitigation ...

We study the impact of job proximity on individual employment and earnings. The analysis exploits a Swedish refugee dispersal policy to get exogenous variation in individual locations. Using very detailed data on the exact location of all residences and workplaces in Sweden, we find that having been placed in a location with poor job access in 1990-91 adversely affected employment in 1999. Doub...

We study the impact of job proximity on individual employment and earnings. The analysis exploits a Swedish refugee dispersal policy to get exogenous variation in individual locations. Using very detailed data on the exact location of all residences and workplaces in Sweden, we find that having been placed in a location with poor job access in 1990-91 adversely affected employment in 1999. Doub...