Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Fundamental concepts 1
5. 2. World urbanization: a historical outline 24
6. 3. Urban functions and the economic classification of cities 62
7. 4. Industrial diversification 109
8. 5. Central place theory: the spatial structure of local trade 139
9. 6. Bridging the gap: techniques linking theory with observations 178
10. 7. The problem of hierarchical structuring 213
11. 8. A theory that failed: central places according to Lösch 261
12. 9. Cities and long-distance trade: the mercantile model 277
13. 10. The analysis of city growth rates 298
14. 11. Rank-size relationships and population concentration 326
15. References 361
16. Index of cities 383
17. Subject index 389