"In the present study the allometric equations for urban places in the [United States] are derived and interpreted. Data on the area and population size of the urbanized area (as defined in the U.S. Census) for 1960, 1970, and 1980 are fitted to the allometric equation. The data set for each of the three time periods is further disaggregated by population-size class (seven classes) and by region (nine regions in total). The results of the analysis are interpreted with reference to works of allometric growth in the biology and urban growth literature."
This paper includes an analysis of the evolution of urban spatial cognition over time among a sample of Chinese students attending Zhongshan University in Guangzhou, China. Changes in the features of sketch maps, based on classifications developed by Lynch, Appleyard, as well as Golledge, are examined. The slow evolution of urban cognition and the tendency to construct maps of the same style and structure over time are noted. Explanations for the absence of changes hypothesized by various investigators are offered.
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