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City size distributions and urban density functions: some interrelationships

J B Parr, C Jones

    Journal of Regional Science
    |August 1, 1983
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    AmericasDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEuropeGeographic FactorsMathematical ModelModels, TheoreticalNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DensityPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologySpatial DistributionTime FactorsUrban PopulationUrban Spatial Distribution

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