How does isolation affect the economic activity of cities? Transport costs are widely considered an important barrier to local economic activity but their impact in developing countries is not well-studied. This paper investigates the role of intercity transport costs in determining the income of sub-Saharan African cities. In particular, focusing on fifteen countries whose largest city is a po...

Cities in developing countries like India are facing some of the same concerns that North American cities are: congestion and urban growth. However, the concern in cities like New Delhi, India is that this growth is far more rapid as both urbanization and motorization are ongoing processes that have not yet peaked. Furthermore air quality in major Indian cities is now becoming a major concern w...

We assume that m facility units (hospital, bank, post office, fire department, police station, bus station, etc.) are requested to be established for n cities which are on the same line. We have to choose m cities where the facility units will be established such that total distance from all cities to nearest facility units is minimum. Here, it is supposed that the person who is in the city whi...

The digitization of modern cities has brought cities to a new level. There are still many new areas yet to be discovered in this new ecosystem. Today, there is an urgent need for smarter cities to support the growing population. One particular problem is citizens do not know which city department to give their suggestions to. This paper presents a system for distributing suggestions from citize...

Policymakers have identified the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development. Yet little is known about how this relationship varies over time in cities with different market size. This study examines the link between new firm start-ups and economic development using a panel of 127 European cities between 1994 and 2009. We found that the immediate economic development impact ...

The links between urban planning and health are many and varied. Environmental, social and economic conditions in cities can have both positive and negative influences on human health and centre. Urban planning and related professions play an important role in shaping those conditions. Healthy Cities and the City Planning process is a background paper supporting the developmental work of the WH...