Toward an Understanding of the Urban Field Concept - A Review
Abstract
This paper will address itself toward a better understanding of the urban field concept, so as to open the way for further research. The structure of the paper will follow this path: First we will try to define and characterize more precisely the concept of the urban field as perceived by its originators. In order to gain more knowledge about it we will relate it to other terms associated with the growing urban area. The first and closest term is the "Daily Urban System" (DUS), which was used recently to delineate the twenty historic core cities of the United States (Adams, 1976). The other term is the "urban fringe", which has generated much literature about the expanding area of the city. A comparison of these concepts may provide a better insight into the evolving pattern of the urban field.
With this insight we will relate the urban field to the classical urban model, and examine their validity for the new urban unit. Finally, we will close our discussion with a summary of the major components of the urban field. The study will be oriented toward land use and economic aspects of the urban field rather than toward its social-behavioral dimensions.References
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