Population Density Gradient And Its Changes In The Regions Of The Largest Cities In The Slovak Republic
Population Density Gradient And Its Changes In The Regions Of The Largest Cities In The Slovak Republic
Author(s): Vladimir Tóth, Róbert HudecSubject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Demography and human biology, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Географски институт »Јован Цвијић« САНУ
Keywords: population density change; city; hinterland;
Summary/Abstract: The paper is focused on detailed examination of population decentralization trends, projected in the spatial structure of cities and their hinterlands. For this specific purpose, we have chosen to analyze changes in the population density gradient between city and its suburban hinterland. For our study, we have chosen hinterlands of the four largest cities in Slovakia (Bratislava, Košice, Prešov and Žilina), dividing them into concentric zones, according to increasing distance from the historical centre of the aforementioned cities..
Journal: Зборник радова Географског института "Јован Цвијић" САНУ
- Issue Year: 64/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 65-78
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English