Among the most typical functions which are suburbanizing these days are the retail functions. This phenomenon is analysed from two sides. The index of population specialization in the retail function of each administrative unit (cities, wards, town
and villages) is calculated. The change of the commercial districts where consumers in the metropolitan area go to buy is examined. The results: the retail functions of most units in the suburbs are supplying all the demand of their population. The commercial
districts at the core of the central cities however maintain their position. And it is the retail function of the units in the inner city, except for the cores, and the units at the edge of metropolitan area that are stagnant. The monocentric structure
Malayer und sein Umland. Entwicklung, Struktur und Funktionen einer Kleinstadt in Iran Malayer and his environment. Development, structure and functions of a small town in Iran
Attention is focused on the changing functions of the state in the capital cities of Southeast Asia since 1960s. Changes in the nature of central state-local state relations are considered before detailing the ways in which the different states have
managed their capital cities through the provision of services, enforcement of structural adjustment, and the use of coping mechanisms to offset any dislocative consequences arising from their activities. These functions are illustrated by reference
Inter-district variations in agricultural labour productivity in Western Uttar Pradesh for the triennial periods 1962-65, 1970-73 and 1978-81. The sources of variations have been determined by fitting stepwise linear regression function for all
It analyses four stages in a demographic transition/cycle through figures and tables and came with the result that history of population transition in India has been a function of changing patterns of mortality rates. It also gives the causes
The 25 or so castes in the Newar cultural group serve distinct economic functions and tend to be spatially segregated. The number of castes in a particular village is not directly related to size. - (DWG)
This article focuses on some aspect of economic management function performed by head and branch offices of big private enterprises located in the major cities of Japan, reviewing them from an historical perspective. (SGA).
A pollen profile obtained from lake sediments at Lunkaransar, Rajasthan, in northwest India was used along with a pollen-climate calibration function to estimate past precipitation. Between 10,500 and 3,500 yr B.P., the estimated precipitation
Sites with fresh water supply, flood prevention, and access to fields for farmers are the governing factors for locating settlement in the area. Sub-types of settlement groups are identified according to their major functions and according
with exploration work. Petroleum towns usually spring up within a short time. They have simple functions and do not provide a variety of occupation for workers'families who have to turn to agriculture. Population growth shows definite stages. These characteristics
From a discussion of the close relationship between a city and its functional region, illustrated with Chinese cities of different hierarchies, the author proceeds to examine the rationale for promoting the development of cities in step
A series of five-day mean circulation at the 500 mb level over Asia and the mean temperature fields in China were expanded by the method of empirical orthogonal functions. The results from analysis of the annual variations of some first time
carried in 1971 and 1981. Vertical growth is more evident and vertical differentiation progressing more in type A. There is a tendancy for retail and amusement functions to be located exclusively in type B and horizontal differentiation tends to arise
The nature of the life space humans organize in their everyday life. Dejima-mura of Ibaraki Prefecture (north east of Tokyo) taken as an example. Two types of organizations in the village : functional organizations under the local government's