Hierarchical Settlement Networks

Abstract

A network representation is introduced for visualizing hierarchical region structures on various spatial scales. The method is based on a spring-block model approach borrowed from physics and it was previously used with success to detect regions in any geographical space. We illustrate here our network construction method for the case of Transylvania, USA and Hungary.

The research possibilities of commuting to work by the methods of complex network analysis

“…Jelen tanulmány elsősorban a fizika és a biológia területén végzett vizsgálatokból merítette a módszertani hátteret. A fizikából származó analógiák és vizsgálati módszerek adaptálása a területi kutatásokban nem ismeretlen, például a gravitációs (Dusek 2003) vagy a rugó-tömb modellek (Máté et al 2013).…”

Researching commuting to work using the methods of complex network analysis

“…The methodological background for the present work was taken mostly from studies in physics and biology. Analogies and methods are frequently taken from physics in spatial studies, such as gravitational models (Dusek 2003) and the spring-block model (Máté et al 2013).…”