Recently the importance of urban density and agglomeration advantages have seen a remarkable revival in the field of economic geography and urban planning. For example, Emil Malazia et al (2015), have found a correlation between urban density and economic growth in census track areas of Washington, D.C. Also the importance of dense mixed land use is commonly understood as an enabler of healthy and efficient communities (e.g. Musakwa and Niekerk (2013) ,Song and Rodríguez (2005). In our study, we have predicted which areas in Helsinki Metropolitan Region could benefit from more dense and mixed urban structure. Our analysis recognized two zip code areas with huge housing demand: Ruoholahti and Pitäjänmäki in western Helsinki. The areas with second highest housing demand were in Center of the Helsinki, Munkkiniemi, Itä-Pasila, Kaartinkaupunki and Meilahti in western Helsinki as well as Pohjois-Tapiola, Otaniemi, Pohjois-Leppävaara, Etelä-Leppävaara, Niittykumpu and Nihtisilta in eastern Espoo and Oitmäki in western Espoo as well as Kirkonkylä-Veromäki in Vantaa. Areas with highest potential for innovative growth locate mainly between areas’ with demand for housing. Especially the edges of the inner city as well as few subcenters on the ring roads get predictions of higher innovative output than today. Länsi-Pasila, Jätkäsaari and Pikku Huopalahti from Helsinki are on their own class with their innovative potential. Second highest innovative growth is predicted from Helsinki to Kulosaari, Kaitalahti and Kaivopuisto and from Espoo Laajalahti-Friisinmäki from Espoo and from Vantaa the zip code area Jokiniemi.
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AuthorJuho Kiuru, geographer living in Helsinki, Finland. |