Hypotheses tested
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Strongly confirmed – increased accessibility to global markets increases urban land use in all models
– doubling the share of global IP addresses increases urban land use by about 5 percent
– doubling the number of direct international flights increases urban land use by about 12 percent
7.
Confirmed – less steeply sloped land increases urban land use
6.
Strongly confirmed – less steeply sloped land and easy access to well water increases urban land use in all models
5.
Strongly confirmed – doubling the value added per hectare in agriculture decreases urban land use by about 26 percent
4.
Confirmed – doubling fuel cost decreases urban land use by about 9 percent, and doubling cars per capita increases urban land use by about 22 percent – some colinearity and endogeneity?
3.
Confirmed – doubling national income increases urban land use by about 50 percent
2.
Strongly confirmed – doubling population increases urban land cover by about 66 percent.
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Result of Test
Expected