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Exciting, Boring, and Nonexistent Skylines: Vertical Building Gaps in Global Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorBarr, Jason
dc.contributor.authorJedwab, Remi
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-21T21:16:47Z
dc.date.available2023-03-21T21:16:47Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractDespite the widespread prevalence and economic importance of tall buildings, little is known about how their patterns vary across space and time. This paper focuses on vertical real estate, aiming to quantify differences across major world regions over time (1950–2020). The paper exploits a novel database on the location, height (above 55 meters), and year of construction of nearly all the tall buildings in the world. It proposes a new methodology to estimate the extent to which some world regions build up more than others given similar economic and geographic conditions, city size distributions, and other features. The analyses reveal that many skylines may visually appear more prominent than they really are once all the tall buildings and core controls are included, which alters how regions are ranked in terms of tall building stocks. Using results by city size, centrality, height of buildings, and building function, the paper classifies world regions into different groups, finding that international tall building stocks are mostly driven by boring skylines of residential high-rises, and to a lesser extent exciting skylines of skyscrapers and supertall office towers. Finally, land use regulations and preferences, not historical preservation nor dispersed ownership, likely account for most of the observed differences.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099420203152314749/IDU0bedb1cec0e34c0495f0b7c40e02a3428c91b
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10365
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39567
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10365
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.subjectBUILDING HEIGHT
dc.subjectHIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
dc.subjectSKYSCRAPERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL REAL ESTATE
dc.subjectHOUSING SUPPLY
dc.subjectGLOBAL REAL ESTATE DATA
dc.subjectGLOBAL TALL BUILDING INVENTORY
dc.titleExciting, Boring, and Nonexistent Skylinesen
dc.title.subtitleVertical Building Gaps in Global Perspectiveen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleExciting, Boring, and Nonexistent Skylines: Vertical Building Gaps in Global Perspective
okr.date.disclosure2023-03-15
okr.date.lastmodified2023-03-15T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099420203152314749/IDU0bedb1cec0e34c0495f0b7c40e02a3428c91b
okr.guid099420203152314749
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10365
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34022031
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34022031
okr.identifier.reportWPS10365
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099420203152314749/pdf/IDU0bedb1cec0e34c0495f0b7c40e02a3428c91b.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Housing and Land Settlements
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Slums Upgrading
okr.topicGender::Gender and Urban Development
okr.unitGGSVP Chief Economist (GGSCE)
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