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City-Size Or Rank-Size Distribution? An Empirical Analysis On Greek Urban Populations

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  • Dimitrios TSIOTAS

    (Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece)

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This paper examines the utility of size distribution analysis in the study of urban systems, comparing two of the most popular versions, the rank-size (RSD) and the city-size distribution (CSD). These versions are compared in accordance to their capability to illustrate patterns of hierarchy in urban systems and to include coherent socioeconomic information when decomposed into multivariate regression variables. The research questions are examined empirically on data of the 2011 Greek national census. Overall, this study concludes that size-distribution analysis is useful in the study of urban systems, is capable in illustrating patterns of hierarchy, and it contains socioeconomic information, whereas the RSD and CSD share complementary roles and should be used jointly in relevant approaches.

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  • Dimitrios TSIOTAS, 2016. "City-Size Or Rank-Size Distribution? An Empirical Analysis On Greek Urban Populations," Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 11(4), pages 5-16, November.
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