tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post5802398717193524322..comments2024-03-04T08:09:21.453-08:00Comments on Richard's Real Estate and Urban Economics Blog: Chris Leinberger, Wendell Cox, Drunks and LamppostsRichard Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161226214739034402noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-1025630048368879132011-04-24T18:48:39.520-07:002011-04-24T18:48:39.520-07:00The arbitrariness of the municipal boundaries that...The arbitrariness of the municipal boundaries that drive much of the historical core city and suburb analysis does indeed create significant problems. We commented on this in PERSPECTIVES ON URBAN CORES AND SUBURBS (http://www.newgeography.com/content/002123-perspectives-urban-cores-and-suburbs). <br /><br />We concluded: "An eventual more precise analysis of urban cores and suburban trends will be welcome. Yet, as our analysis of trends in New Jersey indicated, even the growth in more urban core oriented municipalities was minuscule compared to the state's suburban growth. Further, much of the urban core growth in the nation came from areas that, although formally located within “city limits” actually were on the suburban fringe. This was true, for example, in Kansas City, Oklahoma City and even Portland. This suggests that the small share of growth reported in urban cores would be even less if it were based on census tract data; and suburbanization, as a way of life, may indeed be even more prevalent than this year’s numbers suggest."<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Wendell Cox<br />Demographiademographiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182038842712863499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-42928697463687885152011-04-24T18:24:08.649-07:002011-04-24T18:24:08.649-07:00Wendell does get this and makes some adjustments. ...Wendell does get this and makes some adjustments. His website includes 1950-2000 population data that uses the Census' more useful urbanized areas (UZAs) as well as some central city adjustments.Peter Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07666080595848167489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-9135666405784827692011-04-22T03:51:40.494-07:002011-04-22T03:51:40.494-07:00I am not sure that the definition of "booming...I am not sure that the definition of "booming" in the quote was high population growth or high population density. More likely its useage. Something along the lines of the average number of people there over the course of the day. So you can say a bar is booming, or a neighborhood of restuarants is booming even if no one lives there...Josh Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512566392380254292noreply@blogger.com