The Shape of City-Size Distributions in a Central Place System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4779455 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hubert Béguin (UCLouvain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 749-758 |
| Publication date | 1984-06-01 |
| 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/a160749 |
| OpenAlex | W2023449441 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
The purpose of the paper is to provide an explanation for the shape of city-size distributions in the context of a central place system. Under given assumptions, a model is presented relating this distribution to individual labour productivity and individual consumption pattern. Simulation results show how variations in productivity and consumption explain the slope and curvature (primacy, convexity, S-shape) of city-size distributions
Convexity · Curvature · Econometrics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Geometry · Mathematical analysis · Productivity · Sociology · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Mathematics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 1997 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |