The Geographical Size Index for Ranking and Typology of Cities

Nikolay A. Sluka (), Vladimir S. Tikunov () and Olga Yu. Chereshnia ()
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Nikolay A. Sluka: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
Vladimir S. Tikunov: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
Olga Yu. Chereshnia: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2019, vol. 144, issue 2, No 19, 997 pages

Abstract: Abstract Development of world cities ranking is one of the leading and the most popular direction in geourbanistic studies in the Twenty-first century. The paper examines the application of a methodology that utilizes the geographic size index for ranking world cities. The approach is based on a synthesis of classical parameters of economic geography—territory, population and gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The methodology was applied to 150 cities around the world, and the results of the ranking are presented in a series of maps. The studied agglomerations form several unique types. With the apparent leadership of New York and Tokyo, the grouping of the remaining cities varies considerably, depending on the set of parameters used. The resulting typology adequately reflects the situation in the modern urbosphere.

Keywords: World cities; World ranking; Geographic size index; Types of centers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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