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Convergence in world urbanization? A quantitative assessment.

D A Smith, B London

    Urban Affairs Quarterly
    |June 1, 1990
    PubMed
    Summary

    Global urban patterns are diverging, not converging, with world-system effects explaining differences in urbanization and urban primacy. Developmentalist approaches explain persistent urban bias divergence.

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    Area of Science:

    • Urban studies
    • Sociology
    • Global development studies

    Background:

    • World urban patterns are analyzed to understand convergence or divergence trends.
    • Existing research lacks consensus on global urbanization convergence.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate whether global urban patterns and processes are converging or diverging.
    • To examine the influence of world-system strata and global regions on urban development.

    Main Methods:

    • Cross-national tabular data analysis.
    • Comparison of overall percent urban, urban primacy, overurbanization, and urban bias.
    • Regression analysis to assess world-system effects.

    Main Results:

    • Evidence suggests continuing differences in urban patterns, with little convergence.
    Keywords:
    Comparative StudiesGeographic FactorsPopulationResearch MethodologySpatial DistributionStudiesUrban Spatial DistributionUrbanizationWorld

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  • World-system effects significantly explain differences in overall urbanization and urban primacy.
  • A developmentalist approach explains persistent divergence in urban bias.

    • Conclusions:

    • Global urban patterns exhibit divergence rather than convergence.
    • World-system theory provides a strong explanation for differing urbanization levels and primacy.
    • Developmentalist theories are crucial for understanding urban bias divergence.