Central Place Theory and City Size Distribution
Central Place Theory and City Size Distribution
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1468-0297.2012.02518.x
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
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影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Hsu, Wen-Tai
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作者：
Hsu, Wen-Tai
本文提出了一个城市规模分布的理论，通过层次的方法，而不是流行的随机增长过程。它通过使用均衡进入模型正式化中心地理论，并指定城市规模分布遵循幂律的条件。在这个模型中，驱动城市规模差异的力量是商品规模经济的异质性。如果规模经济的分布是有规律变化的，那么中心地等级制度下的城市规模分布呈现幂律，这是一个包含许多众所周知的、常用的分布的一般类。
This article proposes a theory of city size distribution via a hierarchy approach rather than the popular random growth process. It does so by formalising central place theory using an equilibrium entry model and specifying the conditions under which city size distribution follows a power law. The force driving the city size differences in this model is the heterogeneity in economies of scale across goods. The city size distribution under a central place hierarchy exhibits a power law if the distribution of scale economies is regularly varying, which is a general class that encompasses many well-known, commonly used distributions.