The Long-Term Trend toward Increased Dispersion in the Distributions of City Sizes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4139569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bertrand M Roehner (0000-0003-2723-9815, Université Paris Cité, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1725-1740 |
| Publication date | 1991-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a231725 |
| OpenAlex | W1971047415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
City-size distributions follow a Pareto distribution, a property which is also known as the rank-size rule. Yet very different Pareto powers, α, are to be observed, ranging from 0.5 to 2. In this paper two complementary models are proposed to relate observed values of α to basic economic phenomena. In the first, the interdependence between cities and their economic environment is analysed. It is therefore a spatial model in which production, transportation, and land productivities are the pertinent variables. In the second model the economic evolution taking place inside cities is analysed. This involves the population of major occupation groups as significant variables. Historical data are presented showing that improved communication networks and economic progress result in decreasing values of α. Both models account for this long-term evolution. It is known, however, that in some areas the distribution of city sizes does not follow the rank-size rule. It is shown that a better understanding of such distributions can be obtained from a spatial decomposition of city-size distributions
Econometrics · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Pareto distribution · Pareto principle · Physics · Population · Population size · Sociology · Statistics · Demography · Economic Growth and Productivity · Mathematics · Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
Population growth and land use.
Sciences et techniques
Ans De Croissance Urbaine
A note on the size distribution of cities over time
The Rank-Size rule in the absence of growth
The size distribution of cities
Population Dynamics of Cities in a Region
On the Distribution of City Growth Rates in a Theory of Regional Economic Growth
A Dynamic Generalization of Zipf's Rank-Size Rule
La dynamique des villes
Croissance et taille des villes
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |