| Titre | Population trends of small and medium-sized towns in non-metro regions / Les tendances démographiques des villes petites et moyennes en régions non métropolitaines | |
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| Auteur | Antony Champion | |
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Revue |
Géocarrefour Titre à cette date : Revue de géographie de Lyon |
| Numéro | volume 73, no 1, 1998 Varia | |
| Page | 5-16 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The aims of this paper are to examine recent trends in the populations of small and medium sized towns in non- metropolitan regions of the Developed World, to explore the dynamics which lie behind these population changes and to discuss views on the way in which the patterns are thought likely to develop over the next few years. The general context to change is first outlined with reference to successive waves of urbanization and counter-urbanization. Then, a more detailed appraisal is made of popultion change, taking into accountfactorssuchasthe regional context, location and size of towns. Migration is shown to play a growing and dominant role in development, as small and medium sized towns have grown largely due to the forces of déconcentration. This is turn has helped change the demographic structure of these settlements, as wel as their function. Many of these towns hve become commuting satellites for larger urban centres, leading to the increasing blurring of the functional distinction between the urban and the rural in non- metropolitan regions. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/geoca_0035-113x_1998_num_73_1_4798 |
