The implications of central place theory for urban structure in a declining region: The North American experience

McPherson, John C.

doi:10.1007/bf02100294

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“…However, the idea of a hierarchical urban system can be made more general in both theory and application and translated to higher spatial scales. In this, the literature that has built on central place theory has followed two different paths (McPherson, 1981). On the one hand, a number of economic studies have extended and modified the formal model, to arrive at a more general and realistic model of a hierarchical urban system (see Berry and Parr, 1988).…”

Section: Central Place Theory and The Importance Of Centresmentioning

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Form Follows Function? Linking Morphological and Functional Polycentricity

Burger¹,

Meijers²

2011

Urban Studies

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Empirical research establishing the costs and benefits that can be associated with polycentric urban systems is often called for but rather thin on the ground. In part, this is due to the persistence of what appear to be two analytically distinct approaches in understanding and measuring polycentricity: a morphological approach centring on nodal features and a functional approach focused on the relations between centres. Informed by the oft-overlooked but rich heritage of urban systems research, this paper presents a general theoretical framework that links both approaches and discusses the way both can be measured and compared in a coherent manner. Using the Netherlands as a test case, it is demonstrated that most regions tend to be more morphologically polycentric than functionally polycentric. The difference is largely explained by the size, external connectivity and degree of self-sufficiency of a region’s principal centre.

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Section: Central Place Theory and The Importance Of Centresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Form Follows Function? Linking Morphological and Functional Polycentricity

Burger¹,

Meijers²

2011

Urban Studies

342

293

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City-forming propensities in a central place hierarchy: Application of Beckmann-Mcpherson model to the Turkish urban system

Mutlu

1986

Ann Reg Sci

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The paper analyzes the city-forming propensities, the service factors, in the Turkish central place hierarchy at the regional and national levels. It is built on the premise posited by Christaller that a functional relationship exists between the population of a central place and its complementary area. Following Beekmann and MePherson and utilizing data from a countrywide survey, city-forming propensities are calculated for the sixteen-functional regions and the nation to see whether any systematic variation occurs between the k patterns. The basle Beckmann-McPherson model is modified to take into account of the variable K hierarchy of the Turkish system and the non-central (non-nodal), primarily agricultural, activities in the Ist order central places. To take account of the latter factor, "notional populations" are calculated for the Ist order centers, and these, rather than the actual populations, are used in finding the sets of city-forming propensities. In the 2nd part of the paper, the factors behind the variations between the regional k values are analyzed. Population density, per-capita income and the employmentactivity-structure, particularly the extent of manufacturing employment, are found to be the main determinants of the variation in k values both within and between regions.

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