Several countries and regions have introduced mandatory minimum distances of wind turbines to nearby residential areas, in order to increase public acceptance of wind power. Germany’s largest federal state Bavaria introduced such separation distances of ten times the height of new wind turbines in 2014. Here, we provide a novel monthly district-level dataset of construction permits for wind turbines ...
A relative uniformity of population distribution on the territory of the country is of importance from socio-economic and strategic perspectives. It is especially important in the case of Russia with its densely populated West and underpopulated East. This paper considers changes in population density in Russian regions, which occurred between 1897 and 2017. It explores whether there was convergence ...
The morphology of today’s cities is the result of historic urban developments and ongoing urban transformation resulting in complex urban spatial structures. While functionally as well as spatially, cities are structured into sub-units such as the city center, business districts, residential areas or industrial and commercial zones, their precise localization in the geographic space is sometimes difficult. ...
In this paper, we analyze the impact of transportation infrastructure quantity and quality on regional economic production. We exploit an extensive panel dataset on the German county level (N=401), expressing the capital value and condition of highways between 2007 and 2016, to estimate a spatially extended translog production function. The spatial specification uses SLX and SDEM models, with various ...
Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline (MARS) is a simple and powerful non-parametric technique that automatizes the selection of non-linear terms in regression models. Non-linearities and spatial effects are natural characteristics in numerous spatial hedonic pricing models. In this paper, we propose using the MARS data-driven methodology combined with the Instrumental Variables method in order to ...
DIW Berlin und Bertelsmann Stiftung untersuchen Stärken und Schwächen Berlins – In sieben von acht Kategorien hat sich Berlin seit 2008 verbessert, nur in der Verwaltung ist Berlin zurückgefallen – Im Vergleich zu anderen europäischen Hauptstädten überzeugt Berlin bei vor allem bei Talent und Technologie, aber nicht bei Mobilität und Verwaltung – ...
Berlin zeichnete sich in den vergangenen Jahren nicht nur durch Wachstum von Wirtschaft und Bevölkerung aus, die Stadt ist auch ihren selbst gesteckten Entwicklungszielen aus der BerlinStrategie nähergekommen. Aufgabe der Stadtpolitik ist es, die Triebkräfte des Wachstums zu erhalten und für eine Verbesserung der Lebensverhältnisse zu nutzen. Der Senat hat ein Jahrzehnt...