This study compares the spatial distribution of resident and present population at the municipal scale in Greece (1991–2011) with the aim to infer recent trends in urban expansion. The ratio of present to resident population is proposed as a proxy of urban centrality indicating variations in urban hierarchy over time. Results of the analysis outline relevant changes in the spatial distribution of present and resident population along the urban–rural gradient. Apart from the metropolitan areas of Athens and Salonika (which concentrate nearly half of Greek population), the density of present and resident population varied largely across time and space. Urban regions showed higher values in the ratio of resident to present population than rural regions. The indicator proposed in this study contributes to defining more precisely urban and rural areas and may integrate decision support systems for diachronic analysis of urbanization patterns and processes.

Towards an indicator of urban centrality? Exploring changes in present and resident population (1991–2011) in Greece / Salvati, L; Sateriano, A; Rontos, K. - In: ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS. - ISSN 1470-160X. - 61:2(2016), pp. 188-192. [10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.011]

Towards an indicator of urban centrality? Exploring changes in present and resident population (1991–2011) in Greece

Salvati L;
2016

Abstract

This study compares the spatial distribution of resident and present population at the municipal scale in Greece (1991–2011) with the aim to infer recent trends in urban expansion. The ratio of present to resident population is proposed as a proxy of urban centrality indicating variations in urban hierarchy over time. Results of the analysis outline relevant changes in the spatial distribution of present and resident population along the urban–rural gradient. Apart from the metropolitan areas of Athens and Salonika (which concentrate nearly half of Greek population), the density of present and resident population varied largely across time and space. Urban regions showed higher values in the ratio of resident to present population than rural regions. The indicator proposed in this study contributes to defining more precisely urban and rural areas and may integrate decision support systems for diachronic analysis of urbanization patterns and processes.
2016
Urban hierarchy; Urban–rural gradient; Administrative spatial unit; Mediterranean Europe
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Towards an indicator of urban centrality? Exploring changes in present and resident population (1991–2011) in Greece / Salvati, L; Sateriano, A; Rontos, K. - In: ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS. - ISSN 1470-160X. - 61:2(2016), pp. 188-192. [10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.011]
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