| Abstract: | Urban systems are manifestations of human adaptation to the natural environment. City size distributions are the expression of hierarchical processes acting upon urban systems. In this paper, we test the entire city size distributions for the southeastern and southwestern United States (1990), as well as the size classes in these regions for power law behavior. We interpret the differences in the size of the regional city size distributions as the manifestation of variable growth dynamics dependent upon city size. Size classes in the city size distributions are snapshots of stable states within urban systems in flux. ?? 2008. |
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| Citation Author: | Garmestani, A. S.; Allen, C. R.; Gallagher, C. M. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Power laws, discontinuities and regional city size distributions; 2008; Article; Journal; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Garmestani, A. S.; Allen, C. R.; Gallagher, C. M. |
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| Citation Volume: | 68 |
| Citation Year: | 2008 |
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| Text: | Power laws, discontinuities and regional city size distributions; 2008; Article; Journal; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Garmestani, A. S.; Allen, C. R.; Gallagher, C. M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2008.03.011 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:09 -0500 |
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