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The influence of local commuting patterns on urban settlement systems
Soviet Geography
|December 1, 1987
Abstract:
"A large body of empirical data on the dynamics of local travel in the USSR is surveyed to illustrate the influence of commuter movement on the formation and spatial interaction of settlement systems. Correlations are established between commuting patterns and the population levels of cities of different size categories."
Keywords:
BehaviorCommutingDemographic FactorsDemographic ImpactDeveloped CountriesEconomic DevelopmentEconomic FactorsGeographic FactorsGeographyHuman GeographyMigrationMigration, InternalPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPopulation SizeSettlement And ResettlementSocial SciencesSpatial DistributionTemporary MigrationTransportationUrban PopulationUrban Spatial DistributionUssr