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作者

Rafael González-Val

来源

CITIES,Vol.91,Issue1,Pages 157-164

语言

英文

关键字

C12;C14;R12;Space;City size;Urban hierarchy;Distance-based approach

作者单位

Departamento de Análisis Económico, Universidad de Zaragoza, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Gran Vía 2, 50005 Zaragoza, Spain;Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat d’Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona, c/ John M. Keynes, 1-11, 08034 Barcelona, Spain;Departamento de Análisis Económico, Universidad de Zaragoza, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Gran Vía 2, 50005 Zaragoza, Spain;Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat d’Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona, c/ John M. Keynes, 1-11, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

摘要

In this paper, we consider the distribution of bilateral distances between all pairs of cities to estimate K-densities using the methodology by Duranton and Overman (2005), identifying different spatial patterns. By using data from different definitions of US cities in 2010 (places, urban areas, and core-based statistical areas), we analyse the spatial distribution of cities, finding significant patterns of dispersion depending on the city size and city definition. Our results lend support to a hierarchical system of US cities in which the central cities of each subsystem are far away from each other.