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In recent years, the spatial structure of cities has become the subject of considerable interest, as travel behavior, greenhouse gas emissions, loss of habitat, public expenditures, and more are thought to be influenced by urban spatial structure. In this paper we examine the spatial structure of 35 metropolitan areas in the United States. Based on the 2010 Census data, we focus on the distributions of populations in metropolitan areas in 2010 and on changes between 1990 and 2010. Specifically, we examine population levels and population density at the metropolitan, urbanized area, principal city, and census block group levels. We find that significant differences in recent growth patterns remain between the older and more densely developed cities of the Northeast and cities in the South and West. Most urban growth is now occurring in cities in the South and West causing them to experience increases in density in their principal cities, urbanized area, and nonurbanized areas. We also find, however, that much of the population growth in the largest metropolitan areas of the United States continues to occur at the urban fringe, causing overall densities to decline.

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Abstract
 1. Introduction
 2. Previous Research
 3. Data and Methods
 4. Population and Population Density
 5. Growth Distribution and Threshold Densities
 6. Combined Indicator Analysis
 7. Summary and Conclusions
 References
 Appendix

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저자

• Gerrit-Jan Knaap [ Professor of Urban Studies and Planning and Director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland. ]
• Rebecca Lewis [ Assistant Professor in Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University of Oregon and an affiliate at the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland ]
• Jamie Schindewolf [ Graduate Research Assistant in Urban and Regional Planning at Florida State University ]

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• 간행물명

  지리학논총 [Journal of Geography(Jirihak Nonchong)]

• 간기

  연간

• pISSN

  1226-5888

• 수록기간

  1970~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재후보

• 십진분류

  KDC 981 DDC 915