The Hilliness of U.S. Cities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7464640
AutoresJoseph Pierce (Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306), John R Pierce (0000-0001-7331-5044, Florida State University), Crystal A Kolden (0000-0001-7093-4552, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844)
Año2015
Volumen105
Número4
Páginas581-600
Fecha de publicación2015-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1931-0846.2015.12099.x
OpenAlexW2110326729
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas69

What is a hilly city, and which cities are hilliest? This study outlines a basket of methods for quantifying the differential hilliness of U.S. cities. We rank the 100 largest cities in the contiguous United States, using a selection of eight methods to evaluate their comparative hilliness. We then reflect on how four key "modes of encounter" with terrain shape human perceptions of urban hilliness: visual, pedestrian, automotive, and imagined/conceptual. Varying priorities among these different modes of encounter shape which of our indices may best correlate with lay understandings of urban hilliness or particular policy problems. We conclude with implications of this work for contemporary geographic scholarship and suggestions for further research, particularly with regard to the political and economic effects of hilliness

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