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The study aims to explore how the digital economy influences urban expansion and fragmentation across different countries.

February 13, 2026GeoJournalOpen Access

From pixels to peripheries: the digital economy and urban sprawl in a cross-country analysis

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The study aims to explore how the digital economy influences urban expansion and fragmentation across different countries.
Analyzed data from 99 countries between 2009 and 2021 using remote sensing data.
Measured urban sprawl through total urban area and scattering index.
Applied fixed effects, random effects, and two-step system GMM estimators for analysis.
A higher digital economy index increases the total urban area.
Improvements in the digital economy reduce urban fragmentation, suggesting compact urban forms.
In high-income countries, digital economy growth mitigates urban sprawl.
In middle- and low-income countries, improvements in the digital economy are linked to increased urban sprawl.

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This analysis investigates the relationship between the digital economy and urban sprawl, indicating varying effects across income groups.

Long Phi Hoang (2026) studied this question.

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This analysis investigates the relationship between the digital economy and urban sprawl, indicating varying effects across income groups.