Hypotheses
nMaintained hypothesis: that non-residential urban land
use is more intensively lit
than residential (or detected as such)
nIncreased linkage to global economy increases industrial
land use
•Increased ratio
nIncreased industrial land use increases employment suburbanization
•Increased sensitivity of urban expansion to income
•Decreased sensitivity of urban expansion to transport (fuel) costs
nFactors promoting urban expansion will increase
commercial property rents
nExplore potential for identification of separate impacts
of income and automobile
transport
