Small Town England
Population Change Among Small to Medium Sized Urban Areas, 1971-81
Published in February 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-08-040168-3 (ISBN)
Description
This research has two aims. First it is an evaluation of a new and valuable set of census data for urban Britain. Secondly, it is a study of recent urbanisation processes in England. The data concerned are for census enumeration districts and tracts/parishes which, according to well-defined and consistently applied criteria, are 'irreversibly urban' in character. Over 2,000 such urban areas were defined for Britain in 1981. The research describes the origins of OPCS/DOE urban areas and compares them with previous attempts to describe urban settlements on the basis of land use and discusses the value of treating them as a complement to definitions of urbanism based on functionality. For those who will use the new urban areas data for research and planning, it makes detailed assessment of census statistics derived from the enumeration district (1981) and change-file (1971-81) constitutions of urban areas. As an investigation into urbanisation processes, this study is a contribution to the debate on 'counter-urbanisation' in Britain.
This research has two aims. First it is an evaluation of a new and valuable set of census data for urban Britain. Secondly, it is a study of recent urbanisation processes in England. The data concerned are for census enumeration districts and tracts/parishes which, according to well-defined and consistently applied criteria, are 'irreversibly urban' in character. Over 2,000 such urban areas were defined for Britain in 1981. The research describes the origins of OPCS/DOE urban areas and compares them with previous attempts to describe urban settlements on the basis of land use and discusses the value of treating them as a complement to definitions of urbanism based on functionality. For those who will use the new urban areas data for research and planning, it makes detailed assessment of census statistics derived from the enumeration district (1981) and change-file (1971-81) constitutions of urban areas. As an investigation into urbanisation processes, this study is a contribution to the debate on 'counter-urbanisation' in Britain.
This research has two aims. First it is an evaluation of a new and valuable set of census data for urban Britain. Secondly, it is a study of recent urbanisation processes in England. The data concerned are for census enumeration districts and tracts/parishes which, according to well-defined and consistently applied criteria, are 'irreversibly urban' in character. Over 2,000 such urban areas were defined for Britain in 1981. The research describes the origins of OPCS/DOE urban areas and compares them with previous attempts to describe urban settlements on the basis of land use and discusses the value of treating them as a complement to definitions of urbanism based on functionality. For those who will use the new urban areas data for research and planning, it makes detailed assessment of census statistics derived from the enumeration district (1981) and change-file (1971-81) constitutions of urban areas. As an investigation into urbanisation processes, this study is a contribution to the debate on 'counter-urbanisation' in Britain.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
7ill.
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-08-040168-3 (9780080401683)
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Content
Section headings: Abstract. A study of small to medium sized urban areas. An assessment of definitions and data. Characteristics and significance of SAMS urban areas. Patterns and processes in SAMS urban areas growth. A classification of SAMS urban areas. Modelling growth and change. Conclusion. Appendices. Bibliography.