The Density Gradients of Small Shops in Cities

D Sibley
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D Sibley: Department of Georgraphy, The University, Hull, England

Environment and Planning A, 1973, vol. 5, issue 2, 223-230

Abstract: Changes in the distribution of grocers and greengrocers in Leicester and Northampton are analysed with two regression equations. Change in the density gradient in Leicester is described as a quasi-diffusion process which can be modelled as a quadratic exponential function. In Northampton a monotonic decline in densities is maintained over time, and a first-degree negative exponential equation provides an adequate fit in all years. The difference between the two cities is accounted for by the population required to attract high-order uses which will displace a significant proportion of small shops from the central area and create a ‘density crater’. It may not be possible to define the displacement threshold with any precision.

Date: 1973
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DOI: 10.1068/a050223

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