284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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Do large cities grow more or less rapidly than small ones? Why should the relationship between city size and population growth vary so much from one period to another? This book studies the process of population growth in a national set of cities, relating its findings to the theoretical concepts of urban geography. To test his ideas, the author studies the growth of cities in England and... Read more
Part 1: Introduction
1. Defining the city
2. City systems and size distributions
Part 2: Analysis
3. The growth of cities in England and Wales in the nineteenth century
4. Spatial patterns of urban growth
Part 3: Approaches To Urbanism
5. Technical innovations and the scatter of urban growth
6. Simulating urban growth
7. Growth rates and city size: urban growth and innovations
Biography
Brian T. Robson
