Measuring the concentration of urban population in the negative exponential model using the Lorenz curve, Gini coefficient, Hoover dissimilarity index, and relative entropy

<b>Background</b>: Stewart (1947) and Clark (1951) proposed that urban population density is a negative exponential function of the distance from a city's center. This model of the spatial distribution of urban population density has been influential in urban economics, transportati...

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Main Author: Joel E. Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2021-06-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/44/49

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