URBAN RANK SIZE HIERARCHY:
A MATHEMATICAL 
INTERPRETATION

BY

JAMES W. FONSECA
DEAN
OHIO UNIVERSITY ZANESVILLE

Index:

Introduction
The Spiral Constant
Other Derivations of the Ratio of the Spiral Constant
Generating Rank-Size by the Spiral Constant
The Slope of the Rank Size Distribution
The Spiral Constant and Concavity of Rank Size Distributions
The Spiral Constant and the Primate City
Traditional Rank-Size Relationships
Rank Size and Central Place Theory
Directions for Further Research
References
About the Author

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