A tale of two towns. Afhankelijkheid, industrialisatie en regionale ontwikkeling in West-Maleisië.. (A tale of two towns. Dependency, industrialization and regional development in peninsular Malaysia)
, the industrialisation process and the distribution of industry, and the industrialisation process in two medium-sized cities and the consequences for development within their regions (Malacca and Kuantan). (AGD).
Retail competitiveness in a middle sized border town (Komárno, Slovakia)
The study deals with the rapid transformation of the Slovak retail network as well as it analyzes the changes in shopping habits in Komárno, a mediumsized border town in Slovakia. The first part of the paper, which is based on a desk research
initiated fundamental changes in the retail trade of this gateway town in southern Slovakia. In the second part of the paper, the authors introduce the results of the field research carried out on two sets of samples with 300 respondents each
Population trends of small and medium-sizedtowns in non-metro regions
Counterurbanization ; Demographic change ; Europe ; Exurban settlement ; France ; Internal migration ; Medium-sizedtown ; Population concentration ; Settlement ; Settlement system ; Small town ; Urbanization ; Western Europe
The A. analyzes the place of residence of 920 outstanding modern American novelists. New York City has the largest concentration (16%) followed by Los Angeles (6%). But a large proportion live in small and medium-sizedtowns, especially in New
Africa ; Bibliography ; Black Africa ; Medium-sizedtown ; Regional development ; Rural-urban relations ; Second order urban centre ; Town ; Urban administration ; Urban function ; Urban morphology ; Urban planning ; Urban population
Interactions between functions and morphology are investigated in a medium-sizetown of Transdanubia. The town has an urban occupational structure and morphology with concentrated employment. Functionally, the Nagykanizsa part is the centre
in the Free State are examined, with regard to growth of small to mediumsizedtowns, mainly due to farm worker urbanisation. The link with Lesotho and the HIV/AIDS impact and planning issues are also explored. - (AJC)
was then identified at each stage of the rank elimination process for the towns and cities. It was already in the parliamentary elections at the start of the 21st century that big cities and the larger ones of medium-sizedtowns proved to be their 'engines
electorate in Poland, use was made of the procedure of backward elimination of the electorates of Polish towns and cities as arranged in order of size. The structure to the support extended to the leading presidential contenders in the 2010 election
': with their highest voter turnout, they crucially affected the results at the national scale. That is why an analysis was made of electoral behaviour in towns of this size category over the years 2001-2007, and on this basis various electoral types of towns were