City Growth and City Structure†

Winsborough, Hal H.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9787.1962.tb00903.x

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“…Based on urban growth phase theory, spatial urban evolution can be a general temporal oscillation between phases of diffusion and coalescence (Dietzel, Oguz, Hemphill, Clarke, & Gazulis, 2005b;Duncan, Sabagh, & Van Arsdol, 1962;Yu & Ng, 2007;Winsborough, 1962). Diffusion is defined as the dispersion of patches, while coalescence is the fusion of patches into one patch (Dietzel, Oguz, et al, 2005).…”

Section: Urban Growth Characteristics In Peri-urbanmentioning

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Characterizing growth types and analyzing growth density distribution in response to urban growth patterns in peri-urban areas of Lianyungang City

Shi

Sun

Zhu

et al. 2012

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Section: Urban Growth Characteristics In Peri-urbanmentioning

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Characterizing growth types and analyzing growth density distribution in response to urban growth patterns in peri-urban areas of Lianyungang City

Shi

Sun

Zhu

et al. 2012

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…This framework is on the base of the theory that urban growth exhibits wave-like properties [52] and urban phase theory [53,54]. Conceptually, urban growth can be characterized by a two-step process that consists of diffusion and coalescence, as shown in Figure 8A.…”

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Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Urban Expansion along the Guangzhou–Foshan Inter-City Rail Transit Corridor, China

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Understanding the urban expansion process along inter-city rail transit corridors is critical to regional integration of city groups. Though numerous studies have considered the influences of rail transit on land use and urban form, most have focused on local station areas or intra-city urban structures. Few studies have examined the effects and dynamic process along inter-city rail transit corridors at a regional scale. In this study, multi-remote sensing images, landscape metrics and gradient analysis were combined to investigate the spatial and temporal dynamics of urban expansion and regional structural changes along the GuangFo inter-city Metro in the Pearl River Delta, south China. We introduced Thiessen Polygon into quadrat zoning for landscape gradient analysis, and clearly revealed the spatial variations of landscape changes along the metro transect. The regional expansion stage and inter-city structural changes were further detected based on the theoretical framework of diffusion-coalescence growth. This study revealed that during its construction the GuangFo Metro significantly impacted urban expansion at the urban fringes. Before construction the urban patches became irregular and fragmented as the gradient moved from city centers to city fringes. Influenced by the GuangFo Metro, the urban patches expanded and consequently coalesced into a homogenous urbanized area, which indicated that coalescence was the dominant expansion stage and the regional structure become more aggregated. This suggested that the inter-city rail transit has played an important role in promoting the integration of the GuangFo metropolitan region.

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“…This work was paralleled by Korcelli's (1976) review of urban phase concepts, many of which are analogous with the ecological notions of successional stages of colonization, succession, invasion, and competition. Similarly, the concept of distinct urban expansion phases and cycles was developed by Hoover and Vernon (1959), Cressy (1939), Duncan et al (1962), and Winsborough (1962). While the theoretical foundations of many of these early formulations vary in strength, the basic notion of urban cycles or phases is apparent in all of them.…”

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“…We start our investigation by developing a hypothetical framework of spatio-temporal urban expansion in terms of alternating processes of diffusion and coalescence. This framework is based on the idea of urban growth phases (Cressy 1939, Hoover and Vernon 1959, Duncan et al 1962, Winsborough 1962) and the concept of urban growth having wave-like properties (Blumenfeld 1954, Boyce 1966, Newling 1969. The framework hypothesizes that urban growth can be characterized as having two distinct processes, diffusion and coalescence, with each process following a harmonic pattern.…”

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“…Given a sufficient representation of local growth characteristics it should be possible to replicate the theoretical harmonic growth patterns under ''ideal'' conditions, based on the idea of urban growth phases (Cressy 1939, Hoover and Vernon 1959, Duncan et al 1962, Winsborough 1962) and the concept of urban growth having wave-like properties (Blumenfeld 1954, Boyce 1966, Newling 1969. This concept has great potential to further establish and ultimately provide a quantitative link between empirical observation and urban theory.…”

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Spatio‐temporal dynamics in California's Central Valley: Empirical links to urban theory

Dietzel

Herold

Hemphill

et al. 2005

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

263

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This paper explores an addition to theory in urban geography pertaining to spatio-temporal dynamics. Remotely sensed data on the historical extent of urban areas were used in a spatial metrics analysis of geographical form of towns and cities in the Central Valley of California (USA). Regularities in the spatiotemporal pattern of urban growth were detected and characterized over a hundred year period. To test hypotheses about variation over geographical scale, multiple spatial extents were used in examining a set of spatial metric values including an index of contagion, the mean nearest neighbor distance, urban patch density and edge density. Through changes in these values a general temporal oscillation between phases of diffusion and coalescence in urban growth was revealed. Analysis of historical datasets revealed preliminary evidence supporting an addition to the theory of urban growth dynamics, one alluded to in some previous research, but not well developed. The empirical results and findings provide a lead for future research into the dynamics of urban growth and further development of existing urban theory.

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City Growth and City Structure†

Cited by 49 publications

References 7 publications

Characterizing growth types and analyzing growth density distribution in response to urban growth patterns in peri-urban areas of Lianyungang City

Characterizing growth types and analyzing growth density distribution in response to urban growth patterns in peri-urban areas of Lianyungang City

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Urban Expansion along the Guangzhou–Foshan Inter-City Rail Transit Corridor, China

Spatio‐temporal dynamics in California's Central Valley: Empirical links to urban theory

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