Central place theory and city size distribution

Central place theory and city size distribution

This paper proposes a theory of city size distribution via a hierarchy approach rather than the popular random growth process. It does so by formalizing central place theory using an equilibrium entry model and specifying the conditions under which city size distribution follows a power law. Central...

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Main Author: HSU, Wen-Tai
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
Subjects:
Central place theory
power law
Zipf’s law
regular variation
number-averagesize rule
fractal structure
Behavioral Economics
Growth and Development
Urban Studies and Planning
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1994
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2993/viewcontent/Hsu_2012_The_Economic_Journal__1_.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2993/viewcontent/Hsu_2012_The_Economic_Journal__1_.pdf

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