A Hierarchical Allometric Scaling Analysis of Chinese Cities: 1991–2014
The law of allometric scaling based on Zipf distributions can be employed to research hierarchies of cities in a geographical region. However, the allometric patterns are easily influenced by random disturbance from the noises in observational data. In theory, both the allometric growth law and Zipf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5243287 |