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Threshold transitions in a regional urban system

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  • García, Jorge H.
  • Garmestani, Ahjond S.
  • Karunanithi, Arunprakash T.

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In this paper we analyze the evolution of city size distributions over time in a regional urban system. This urban complex system is in constant flux with changing groups and city migration across existing and newly created groups. Using group formation as an emergent property, transition probabilities across the different groups were calculated. While short-term transition appears chaotic in the intermediate and lower rank groups, long-term transition across all rank groups reveals striking system structure over time.

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

Volume (Year): 78 (2011)
Issue (Month): 1-2 (April)
Pages: 152-159

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Handle: RePEc:eee:jeborg:v:78:y:2011:i:1-2:p:152-159

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Keywords: Urban systems Complex systems City size distributions Resilience;

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  1. Tarsha EASON & Ahjond S. GARMESTANI, 2012. "Cross-Scale Dynamics Of A Regional Urban System Through Time," Region et Developpement, Region et Developpement, LEAD, Universite du Sud - Toulon Var, vol. 36, pages 55-77.

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