A Structural Model for Analysing Production Relations and Regional Functions of Small Towns in Central Java

The Spatial Pattern of Urbanization and Small Cities Development in Central Java: A Case Study of Semarang-Yogyakarta-Surakarta Region

“…However, the growth of largest urban center in the region has not created 'core-periphery' dichotomy; rather it spreads out the development to the hinterland. As van der Wouden (1997) argues that small towns and cities in Central Java have their own dynamics which place them at the important position for their respective hinterlands (see also Titus, 1991 The dynamics of rural-urban transition are even obvious in four districts which are taken as cases in this research. Boyolali, Magelang, Klaten and Semarang have developed significantly from rural region into urban region in the last two decades (Figure 8).…”

The human development index: A portrait of the 75 districts in Nepal

“…These propositions, nevertheless, have been tested in areas with particular geographic and socio-economic characteristics. Most past studies on small towns from other developing countries have focused on areas where agriculture has moved beyond the subsistence level (Hardoy and Satterthwaite, 1986;Titus, 1991).…”

Small Towns and Regional Development: Major Findings and Policy Implications from Comparative Research

“…In cases of overlap between services, 'bypassing' and 'erosion' effects may occur which ultimately lead to a loss of functions in the weaker centres. This was particularly obvious in the case of the central Javanese towns, which experience heavy competition not only from higher-order centres in their collection and distribution trade functions, but also from their neighbouring small towns, as was the case in the Serayu Valley region (Titus, 1991;van der Wouden, 1997).…”