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Evaluating the aggregate spatial structure of Canadian metropolitan areas
The Canadian Geographer. Geographe Canadien
|October 1, 1987
Summary
This study introduces a framework for analyzing urban spatial structure and growth across Canada's largest cities. Findings show city size and other factors influence urban patterns, but diversity remains significant.
Area of Science:
- Urban Studies
- Geography
- Sociology
Background:
- Comparative analysis of urban spatial structure and growth is underdeveloped.
- Existing frameworks lack comprehensive testing and empirical validation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and test an aggregate conceptual framework for comparative urban analysis.
- To examine the spatial structure and growth of Canada's 27 largest urban areas.
Main Methods:
- Introduction of six composite indices: population densities, change rates, redistribution, mobility, low-income incidence, and social polarization.
- Regression analyses to test hypothesized effects of urban characteristics.
Main Results:
- Urban spatial patterning and structural change are influenced by city size, age, transport, social heterogeneity, production base, and physical setting.
- Significant regional and intraurban diversity exists, defying a single explanatory model.
Conclusions:
- The proposed framework provides insights into urban spatial dynamics.
- Acknowledges the complexity and diversity of urban structures, indicating limitations of universal models.
Keywords:
AmericasBehaviorCanadaComparative StudiesDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesDeveloping CountriesEconomic FactorsGeographic FactorsHeterogeneityLow Income PopulationMigrationModels, TheoreticalNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DensityPopulation DynamicsPopulation SizeResearch MethodologyResidence CharacteristicsResidential MobilitySocial BehaviorSocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSpatial DistributionTransportationUrban PopulationUrban Spatial Distribution