期刊名称：Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management
印刷版ISSN：2065-3913
电子版ISSN：2065-3921
出版年度：2016
卷号：11
期号：4
页码：5-16
出版社：Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Academy of Economic Studies
摘要：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 sizedistribution
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.
关键词：Greek cities; urban units; rank size distribution; power law rule; Zipf’s law.
