Progress in Urban Spatial Analysis: Existence, Sizes and Spatial Organization of Urban Areas

Author: Edwin S. Mills

Start Page: 3
End Page:18
Volume: 12
Issue Number: 1
Year: 2004
Publication: Journal of Real Estate Literature

Abstract: This article is a survey of the current state of urban spatial analysis; what has been learned in the past 40 years and what interesting problems remain. Three topics are covered – reasons for the existence of urban areas, spatial organization of urban areas, and their sizes.