Does Urban Sprawl Increase the Costs of Providing Local Public Services? Evidence from Spanish Municipalities

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  2010

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  Urban Studies

• Publication date

  2010-02-23

• Fields of study

  Geography, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1177/0042098009353620
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