Emergence of an integrated city-system in France (XVIIth–XIXth centuries): Evidence from toolset in graph theory
FRANC, Alain
Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
from patterns to models in computational biodiversity and biotechnology [PLEIADE]
Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
from patterns to models in computational biodiversity and biotechnology [PLEIADE]
FRANC, Alain
Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
from patterns to models in computational biodiversity and biotechnology [PLEIADE]
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Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
from patterns to models in computational biodiversity and biotechnology [PLEIADE]
Language
en
Article de revue
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Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History. 2017, vol. 50, n° 1, p. 49-65
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
English Abstract
In this article, the authors discuss the emergence of an integrated city-system in France one century before the Industrial Revolution, starting from two different databases, the postal roads relays and the cities and towns ...Read more >
In this article, the authors discuss the emergence of an integrated city-system in France one century before the Industrial Revolution, starting from two different databases, the postal roads relays and the cities and towns populations, between 1632 and 1833. They first model historical distances, weighted by elevation and connectivity (measured as a conductance). A major transformation of inter-urban exchange space is then enlightened, with new roads systematically privileged in the northern part of France and the largest cities, but avoiding mountains. They then study territorial integration processes on two different scales: the national, with the diffusion of hubs (characterized by a high betweenness centrality) all over French territory, and the regional, with the emergence of regional city-systems (modeled by a Reilly equation) in the northern part of France. The role of medium-sized cities as necessary links for connecting local and national scales is emphasized in most results.Read less <
Keywords
ACL
PARIS team
analyse historique
route
paysage urbain
English Keywords
urban hierarchy
graph theory
postal roads
city-system
Origin
Hal imported