THE MADRID REGION. ATTEMPTS AT ESTABLISHING GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITS

LA REGION DE MADRID. ENSAYOS DE DELIMITACION GEOGRAFICA

THIS ARTICLE IS IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST EXAMINES THE OBJECTIVES OF THE INVESTIGATION AND OUTLINES THE CRITERIA USED TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL LIMITS. THE MADRID URBAN ZONE IS DEFINED: (1) AS A JUNCTION OF POPULATION DISTRIBUTION, AND (2) AS A FUNCTION OF THE REGULAR BUS SERVICES. THE SECOND PART DEALS WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONS IN MADRID AS A JUNCTION OF TRAFFIC CRITERIA AND COMMERCIAL CENTRES. DATA ARE ALSO GIVEN ON INCOME PER HEAD OF THE POPULATION. THE STUDY IS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF A CENTRAL CORE AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT GENERAL MACROECONOMIC FACTORS AND TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS.

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• Authors:
  • GONZALEZ PAZ, J
  • Blein, R
  • POSADA, J
  • RODRIGUEZ CEBRIAN, M
  • VAQUERO, B
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Pagination: 119-30 & 5-29
• Serial:
  • BOL INF MOP
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 189 & 190
  • ISSN: 0490-334X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Business districts; Classification; Income; Physical distribution; Population; Public transit; Regional planning; Regions; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Spain
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 302: Business district; 8513: Classification; 9016: Distribution (gen); 256: Income; 335: Population; 744: Public transport; 378: Region; 359: Regional planning; 8105: Spain; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01311670
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 1:39PM