Congestion, Concentration and Behavior

Research in the Study of Urban Population Density

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2275772
AutoresDouglas L Carnahan (Vanderbilt University), Avery M Guest (University of Washington), Omer R Galle (Vanderbilt University)
Año1974
Volumen15
Número4
Páginas488-506
Fecha de publicación1974-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1533-8525.1974.tb00910.x
OpenAlexW2052941940
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas37

This paper first reviews the descriptions and structural explanations for variations in urban population densities in the United States over several decades. The research reviewed focuses on shifts in the technology and economics of travel as being the major influences on urban density distributions. These variables appear to be somewhat less adequate as explanations of the process in recent decades. After reviewing these findings and suggesting several research questions, we attempt to assess the evidence relating variations in population density to several other aspects of human behavior. A review of the research relating high population densities to various “social pathologies” indicates that little of the variance in rates of these pathologies can be attributed to density independently of other social structural variables. Some important consequences of population density have been reported, however, and possible research directions are outlined

Econometrics · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Population · Population density · Regional science · Sociology · Variance (accounting) · Demography · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis · Transportation Planning and Optimization · Urban Transport and Accessibility