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The Changing Urban Hierarchy in England and Wales, 1913-1998

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  • Peter Hall
  • Stephen Marshall
  • Michelle Lowe

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Following the earlier work of SMAILES, 1944, and SMITH, 1968, the changing urban hierarchy of England has been plotted for 1913, 1938, 1965 and 1998, using two alternative composite measures: an urban hierarchy embodying a number of different measures of urbanity; and a retail hierarchy based on department stores and multiples. The two sets of results differ somewhat in detail, but certain common trends are observable: notably, a north-south shift and a coastal-inland shift. Finally, an attempt is made to produce a composite hierarchy for the most important centres. These, the study concludes, have enhanced their position at the expense of smaller centres. Suite aux etudes anterieures de SMAILES, 1944, et de SMITH, 1968, on trace apartir de deux mesures composees differentes l'evolution de la hierarchie urbaine en Angleterre pour les annees suivantes, 1913, 1938, 1965 et 1998: une hierarchie urbaine qui embrasse plusieurs mesures differentes d'animation, et une hierarchie du commerce de detail basee sur les grands magasins et les magasins asuccursales multiples. En gros, les deux ensembles de donnees fournissent des resultats quelque peu differents, tandis que certaines tendances generales communes sont anoter: notamment un deplacement nord-sud et un deplacement des zones interieures vers les zones cotieres. Pour finir, on cherche acreer une hierarchie composee pour ce qui concerne les plus grands centres. L'etude conclut que ces centres-lamontent en hierarchie au depens des plus petits centres. Im Anschluss an die fruheren Arbeiten von SMAILES, 1944, und SMITH, 1968, wurden Veranderungen in der stadtischen Hierarchie Englands fur die Jahre 1913, 1938, 1965 und 1998 festgestellt, wobei zwei alternative Gesamtmassstabe angelegt wurden: eine stadtische Hierarchie, die eine Anzahl verschiedener Massstabe der Verstadterung umfasst, und eine Hierarchie des Einzelhandels, die sich auf Kaufhauser und Kettenladen stutzt. In Einzelheiten weichen die beiden Ergebnisreihen etwas von einander ab, doch lassen sich gewisse gemeinsame Tendenzen beobachten: vorallem eine Verlegung von Nord nach Sud und von der Kuste ins Binnenland. Abschliessend wird ein Versuch unternommen, eine Gesamthierarchie fur die wichtigsten ~ entren aufzustellen. Diese, folgert die Studie, haben ihre Position auf Kosten kleinerer ~ entren verbessert.

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  • Peter Hall & Stephen Marshall & Michelle Lowe, 2001. "The Changing Urban Hierarchy in England and Wales, 1913-1998," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(9), pages 775-807.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:35:y:2001:i:9:p:775-807
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400120090220
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