Changes in Urban Structure in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11668625 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jashinta D'Costa (Michigan State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 698-719 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2747/0272-3638.15.8.698 |
| OpenAlex | W2169893267 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper examines the structural effects of colonization on city-size distribution in Bangladesh. It also explores how development policies of independent Bangladesh impacted subsequent patterns and trends of urbanization in the country. The urban structure is analyzed using rank-size plots, a rank-size regression model, and a rank-mobility index. The historical analysis of city rank-size relationships reveals the structural effect of the policies of the British to concentrate urban functions in few urban centers, the Pakistani period of primate-city development, and the deconcentration policies of the Bangladeshi period. The top few cities continue to dominate, irrespective of Bangladesh's government plan to reverse development polarization caused by urban primacy
Biology · Distribution (mathematics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Polarization (electrochemistry · Rank (graph theory · Regional science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urban planning · Urbanization · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |