出版社：Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology at Kiel University
摘要：This article deals with a model describing the growth of settlements as a fractal. Long-term settlement growth is a result of nonlinear relations between socio-economic development and population size. Our model explains the scaling in settlement populations, the demographic constants, and the conditions for the formation of small centers in the hierarchy of central places.
关键词：Central Place Theory;Fractals;Punctuated Dynamic Equilibrium;Settlement Growth
