Population Growth and Urban Systems Development : A Case Study
by G. A. Knaap
1. Introduction and Framework of Analysis -- 1.1 Scope and method -- 1.2 Two conceptual models of economic development -- 1.3 A functional view on the evolution of central place models -- 1.4 Conclusions and research strategy -- 2. Urban Population Distributions, Growth and Change, 1840–1970 -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The measurement and classification of an urban centre -- 2.3 An operational definition -- 2.4 Size distributions and stability -- 2.5 Aggregate growth patterns -- 2.6 Individual growth paths -- 2.7 Conclusions -- 3. The Development of Transport Networks and Urban Growth, 1840–1970 -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Investments in transport networks -- 3.3 Innovations and periods -- 3.4 Spatial characteristics of network development -- 3.5 Network development and urban growth -- 3.6 Conclusions -- 4. A Cross-Temporal Analysis of the Urban System -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Changes in population distribution -- 4.3 Functional classification -- 4.4 Temporal variations and stability -- 4.5 Structural analysis -- 4.6 Urban profiles and grouping analysis -- 4.7 Conclusions -- 5. The Diffusion of T.V. Ownership In the Urban System, 1957–1967 -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Diffusion as a temporal process -- 5.3 Diffusion as a spatial process -- 5.4 The growth of T.V. ownership, 1957–1967 -- 5.5 Regional variations in socio-economic characteristics and acceptance patterns -- 5.6 Conclusions -- 6. General Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3.
