Cars have changed the way cities are organised. This column uses a sample of 123 cities in 57 countries to show that car ownership reduces the density of people and employment by allowing low-density expansion into the urban periphery. The findings have implications for cities in developing countries, where strong car ownership increases are expected…

ff ‘Urban Dynamics – Analysing urban development dynamics and impacts’ was the title of the joint workshop organized by Spatial Economics U and Universitas Indonesia. The workshop was part of the WINNER Event (Week of Indonesia-Netherlands Education and Research)* and took place on October 27.   * WINNER is an initiative by the Embassy of…