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== Abstract ==

Well-functioning cities reduce the economic distance between people and economic opportunities. Cities thrive because they enable matchmaking -- among people, among firms, and between people and job opportunities. This paper examines employment accessibility in Nairobi, Kenya and evaluates whether modification of land use patterns can contribute to increases in aggregate accessibility. The assessment is based on simulation of counterfactual scenarios of the location of jobs and households throughout the city without new investments in housing or transport infrastructure. The analysis finds that modifications to the spatial layout of Nairobi that encourage land use clustering can increase the share of overall opportunities that can be accessed within a given time-frame. When commuters travel by foot or using the minibus network, the share of accessible economic opportunities within an hour doubles from 11 to 21 percent and from 20 to 42 percent respectively. The analysis also finds that spatial layouts that maximize the number of households that have access to a minimum share of jobs, through a more even jobs-housing balance, come at the expense of average accessibility. This result is interpreted as a trade-off between inclusive and efficient labor markets.

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== Original document ==

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* [http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/716381480965677299/pdf/WPS7904.pdf http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/716381480965677299/pdf/WPS7904.pdf]

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-Well-functioning cities reduce the economic distance between people and economic opportunities. Cities thrive because they enable matchmaking -- among people, among firms, and between people and job opportunities. This paper examines employment accessibility in Nairobi, Kenya and evaluates whether modification of land use patterns can contribute to increases in aggregate accessibility. The assessment is based on simulation of counterfactual scenarios of the location of jobs and households throughout the city without new investments in housing or transport infrastructure. The analysis finds that modifications to the spatial layout of Nairobi that encourage land use clustering can increase the share of overall opportunities that can be accessed within a given time-frame. When commuters travel by foot or using the minibus network, the share of accessible economic opportunities within an hour doubles from 11 to 21 percent and from 20 to 42 percent respectively. The analysis also finds that spatial layouts that maximize the number of households that have access to a minimum share of jobs, through a more even jobs-housing balance, come at the expense of average accessibility. This result is interpreted as a trade-off between inclusive and efficient labor markets.
+Well-functioning cities reduce the             economic distance between people and economic opportunities.             Cities thrive because they enable matchmaking -- among             people, among firms, and between people and job             opportunities. This paper examines employment accessibility             in Nairobi, Kenya and evaluates whether modification of land             use patterns can contribute to increases in aggregate             accessibility. The assessment is based on simulation of             counterfactual scenarios of the location of jobs and             households throughout the city without new investments in             housing or transport infrastructure. The analysis finds that             modifications to the spatial layout of Nairobi that             encourage land use clustering can increase the share of             overall opportunities that can be accessed within a given             time-frame. When commuters travel by foot or using the             minibus network, the share of accessible economic             opportunities within an hour doubles from 11 to 21 percent             and from 20 to 42 percent respectively. The analysis also             finds that spatial layouts that maximize the number of             households that have access to a minimum share of jobs,             through a more even jobs-housing balance, come at the             expense of average accessibility. This result is interpreted             as a trade-off between inclusive and efficient labor markets.
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+<pdf>Media:Avner_Lall_2016a-beopen2206-3214-document.pdf</pdf>
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 * [http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/716381480965677299/pdf/WPS7904.pdf http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/716381480965677299/pdf/WPS7904.pdf]

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