Metropolitan, urban, and rural commuting areas: Toward a better depiction of the United States settlement system

被引：275

作者：

Morrill, R ^{[1
]}

Cromartie, J

Hart, G

机构：

[1] Univ Washington, Dept Geog, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[2] Econ Res Serv, USDA, Washington, DC 20038 USA

[3] Univ Washington, Dept Family Med, Rural Hlth Res Ctr, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

来源：

URBAN GEOGRAPHY | 1999年 / 20卷 / 08期

关键词：

metropolitan; urban-rural; commuting;

D O I：

10.2747/0272-3638.20.8.727

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

Discontent with the current definition of metropolitan areas and the lack of differentiation within nonmetropolitan territory provided the incentive for the research presented here. Census tracts rather than counties were used as the building blocks for assignment of tracts, not just to metropolitan areas, but also to larger towns (10,000 to 49,999) and to smaller urban places (2,500 to 9,999). The analysis used 1990 census-defined urbanized areas and tract-to-tract commuter flows. Results include a modest shift of population from metropolitan to nonmetropolitan, as well as a significant reduction in the areal size of metropolitan areas, disaggregation of many areas, and frequent reconfiguration to a more realistic settlement form.

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页码：727 / 748

页数：22