City delineation in European applications of LUTI models: review and tests |
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Authors: | Isabelle Thomas Jonathan Jones Geoffrey Caruso Philippe Gerber |
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Affiliation: | 1. Center for Operations Research and Econometrics, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique;2. Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Université du Luxembourg, Maison des Sciences Humaines, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg;3. Luxembourg Institute for Socio-Economic Research, Maison des Sciences Humaines, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
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Abstract: | This paper stresses the lack of attention paid to the geographical definitions of cities in LUTI models as one key detrimental aspect to transferring and generalising LUTI results. First, the argumentation develops from a meta-analysis of peer-reviewed publications about LUTI applications in European cities. We show that most authors do not assess findings against potential geographical biases. Second, theoretical simulations are conducted with UrbanSim applied to a synthetic urban area. By varying the geographical limits of the system and population endowments, our simulations confirm that the absence of control on city delineation weakens the results. Finally, the paper suggests methodological guidelines to improve the comparability of LUTI applications and push forward their theoretical agenda. |
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Keywords: | LUTI models Europe city delineation urbansim theoretical simulation |
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