Factorialecology and the South African city: some problems and prospects
The factorialecology approach to urban analysis has recently been subject to widespread criticism. These criticisms have focussed both on the conceptual foundation of factorialecology and on the application of factorial techniques to problems
Factorialecology ; Honshu ; Inner city ; Japan ; Residential location ; Urban ecology ; Urban structure
Sendai City has continously developed as the most important administrative and economical center in the Tohoku region since the Meiji Restoration. Using the population census of 1970 and 1985, thirty four attributes are selected. Factorial
ecological analyses are performed for both years. Then the spatial patterns of the attributes which have remarkable loading on each factor are examined. - (KA)
Ecologie urbaine factorielle comparée: essai méthodologique et application à Strasbourg. in Analyse spatiale: nouvelles orientations. (Comparative urban factorialecology: methodological essay and application on Strasbourg)
A regional typology of residential areas of Bratislava is made using cluster analysis, multiple discriminant analysis and the scores of four basic dimensions taken from the factorialecology study of the city. Seven regional types of residential
Geographers have made great use of the factorialecology method in recent years. The method is subject to three major technical criticisms, however, concerned with autocorrelation, closed number sets, and standardisation. To circumvent
Australia ; Comparative study ; Factorialecology ; Model ; Public transport ; Trip ; United States ; Urban migration ; Urban structure ; Urban traffic ; Urban transport
An attempt was made to investigate some aspects of the internal structure of Bratislava within the conceptual framework of factorialecology, using data from the 1980 Census. Special attention is given to both the interpretation of the basic