scholarly journals Agglomeration Economies Versus Urban Diseconomies: The Case of the Greater Metropolitan Area (GMA) of Costa Rica

10.5772/34621 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlette Pichardo-Muiz ◽  
Marco Otoya
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Agglomeration Economies

scholarly journals Relationship of private business density with poverty, higher education and technological connectivity in the provinces and districts of Costa Rica.

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-117
Author(s):  
Lizette Brenes Bonilla ◽  
Ligia Bermúdez Mesén ◽  
Carlos Andrés Campos Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Private Business ◽  
Strong Concentration ◽  
National Policies ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Current Behavior ◽  
Innovative Approaches

Poverty in Costa Rican has been analyzed from different perspectives for many years, however, the study of current behavior requires innovative approaches. We used detailed official maps to visualize relationships among business density, poverty, higher education and technological connectivity. We found a strong concentration of entrepreneur capacity in the Great Metropolitan Area around the capital, which has more than half of the country’s population in only 4% of the country’s territory. There is no entrepreneurial coordination among provinces and the greatest inequalities occur in the province of Heredia. Areas with less businesses are the poorest in the country and this needs to be addressed by national policies.

Impacts of Rail Transit Accessibility on Firm Spatial Distribution: Case Study in the Metropolitan Area of Washington, DC

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (11) ◽  
pp. 220-232
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Iseki ◽  
Hyunjoo Eom
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Agglomeration Economies ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Industry Agglomeration ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Agglomeration Effects

Agglomeration economies can arise in areas with high concentrations of firms, which can be facilitated by improved transportation accessibility. Accessibility can be improved by public transit infrastructure, especially in combination with careful planning for transit-oriented development (TOD) that creates compact, high density, mixed-use, and pedestrian-friendly built environments in proximity to public transit infrastructure. Although the literature on TOD has increasingly shown positive effects on residential development and property values, its effects on commercial and industrial development, location of firms, and associated agglomeration economies are less clear and require more empirical study. This study analyzes firm location patterns by industry/sector in the metropolitan area of Washington, DC and examines whether significant spatial clusters have developed in relation to: 1) the presence of Metrorail stations; and 2) the presence of specific industry firms in the earlier year, using kernel density analysis and multinomial logit (MNL) regression. The analysis results indicated that firms in certain industries, such as finance and insurance/real estate and public administration, are more likely to benefit from proximity to Metrorail stations than other industries. Furthermore, firms in several industries show the effects of agglomeration within the same industry while several combinations of industries exhibit cross-industry agglomeration effects. The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of which industry sectors are more likely to be located in proximity to rail transit stations and TOD areas and to the understanding of agglomeration effects within the same industry and between different industries.

scholarly journals Multidrug-Resistant CTX-M and CMY-2 Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Healthy Household Dogs from the Great Metropolitan Area, Costa Rica

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1421-1428
Author(s):  
María José Rodríguez-González ◽  
María Antonieta Jiménez-Pearson ◽  
Francisco Duarte ◽  
Tomás Poklepovich ◽  
Josefina Campos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Multidrug Resistant

scholarly journals Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in the Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica Using Receptor Models

2013 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 562-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Herrera Murillo ◽  
Susana Rodríguez Roman ◽  
José Félix Rojas Marín ◽  
Beatriz Cardenas
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Source Apportionment ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Receptor Models

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in filterable PM 2.5 emissions generated from regulated stationary sources in the metropolitan area of Costa Rica

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 843-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Herrera Murillo ◽  
José Félix Rojas Marín ◽  
Violeta Mugica Álvarez ◽  
David Solórzano Arias ◽  
Víctor Hugo Beita Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Pm 2.5 ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Stationary Sources

scholarly journals Temporal and spatial variations in organic and elemental carbon concentrations in PM10/PM2.5 in the metropolitan area of Costa Rica, Central America

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Herrera Murillo ◽  
Jose Felix Rojas Marin ◽  
Susana Rodriguez Roman ◽  
Victor Hugo Beita Guerrero ◽  
David Solorzano Arias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Elemental Carbon ◽  
Spatial Variations ◽  
Temporal And Spatial Variations ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
Carbon Concentrations

Cities and Footlooseness: In Search of Place-Bound Companies and Effective Location Policies

10.1068/c0647 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 692-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina van Geenhuizen ◽  
Peter Nijkamp
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Rough Set ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Agglomeration Economies ◽  
Geographic Proximity ◽  
Urban Economic ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Young Innovative Companies

The present study addresses the relevance of geographic proximity for companies in our age of advanced information and communication technology (ICT). Many visions of, and speculations on, an increased footlooseness of companies and a concomitant dispersal of urban economic activity have been published in recent years. To identify whether urban agglomeration economies (in particular, knowledge spillovers) are still a key force in preventing such dispersal, we investigate the degree of footlooseness of young, innovative companies. The exploratory analysis, based on interviews with twenty-one companies, employs an artificial intelligence method, called ‘rough-set analysis’, to increase our understanding of the crucial factors that influence needs for physical proximity. On the basis of these results, we argue that agglomeration economies still remain important for various categories of young, innovative, firms, even those providing ICT services, but that we need to make a distinction between agglomeration economies that work exclusively in the largest city (that is, Amsterdam) and agglomeration economies that cover a larger metropolitan area. The only fundamental change in proximity needs among these young, innovative companies originates from a small class of ‘network companies’, which are footloose even beyond the larger metropolitan area. The study also addresses urban policies to use opportunities better to attract companies with high proximity needs.

scholarly journals Chemical characterization of filterable PM 2.5 emissions generated from regulated stationary sources in the Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 709-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Herrera Murillo ◽  
José Félix Rojas Marín ◽  
Violeta Mugica Álvarez ◽  
David Solórzano Arias ◽  
Víctor Hugo Beita Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Pm 2.5 ◽  
Stationary Sources

scholarly journals Una mirada al involucramiento paterno: participación de los hombres jefes de hogar de la Gran Área Metropolitana de Costa Rica en actividades de cuidado directo / A look at paternal involvement: the participation of male heads of household in the Greater

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebeca Espinoza Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Paternal Involvement ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sexual Division Of Labor ◽  
Heads Of Household ◽  
Las Mujeres

Producto de la división sexual del trabajo, a hombres y mujeres se les han definido los roles, tareas y espacios que deben asumir en la sociedad: a los hombres el trabajo productivo y a las mujeres el reproductivo. Si bien ellas se han incorporado al trabajo remunerado, los hombres no participan de la misma manera en las actividades no remuneradas. Esta desigualdad en la distribución de las tareas domésticas y de cuidado es lo que motiva en este artículo a analizar la participación de los hombres en el trabajo no remunerado, particularmente en el cuidado directo de hijos e hijas menores de 12 años. Se busca dar respuesta a preguntas como ¿participan los hombres padres y jefes de hogar de la Gran Área Metropolitana de Costa Rica, con hijos e hijas menores de 12 años, en las actividades de cuidado directo?, ¿en cuáles actividades y cuánto tiempo le dedican a las mismas? AbstractAs a result of the sexual division of labor, men and women have defined the roles, tasks and spaces they must assume in society: men are responsible for productive work and women for reproductive work. Although women have been incorporated into paid work, men do not participate in unpaid activities in the same way. This unequal distribution of housework and care activities is what led the author to analyze men’s participation in unpaid work, particularly the direct care of children under the age of 12. The article seeks to answer questions such as whether fathers and male heads of household in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica with children under the age of 12 participate in direct care activities, what activities they are involved in and how much time they spend on them.

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