Rolf Bergs
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View article: Stability of Zipf's law and occult spatial dependence effects: A study on the OECD countries
Stability of Zipf's law and occult spatial dependence effects: A study on the OECD countries Open
We investigate spatial dependence in Zipf's law for cities among the OECD countries. The aim is to identify an upper tail of the distribution that follows a power law (Pareto) but is perturbed by spatial autocorrelation, as indicated by a …
View article: The Policy Relevance of Urban Scaling Laws: A Study on Impervious Ground in German Cities
The Policy Relevance of Urban Scaling Laws: A Study on Impervious Ground in German Cities Open
The expansion of urban infrastructure is an important indicator of agglomeration and a major factor in the deterioration of the urban environment. The investment in urban infrastructure is accompanied by the sealing of ground. The implemen…
View article: Change of impervious space in German cities: A scaling law analysis
Change of impervious space in German cities: A scaling law analysis Open
The study addresses the patterns of ground sealing for two different types of German cities during 2006 to 2018. By using urban scaling law and corresponding panel regressions, it can be shown that sealing of ground in the distribution of …
View article: Replication Data for: Spatial dependence in Zipf's law
Replication Data for: Spatial dependence in Zipf's law Open
(i) Zipfian rank-size distribution of cities: simulation data with varied geographical arrangements to examine spatial disturbance effects; (ii) databases on four country case studies; (iii) local Moran-I (LISA) coefficients for city ranks
View article: Spatial dependence in the rank-size distribution of cities
Spatial dependence in the rank-size distribution of cities Open
Power law distributions characterise several natural and social phenomena. The Zipf law for cities is one of those. The study views the question of whether that global regularity is independent of different spatial distributions of cities.…
View article: Nocturnal satellite imagery and the analysis of spatial change
Nocturnal satellite imagery and the analysis of spatial change Open
Nocturnal satellite images may offer an interesting tool to generate socio-economically relevant data and to analyse the evolution of space, e.g. cities or rural areas, and how spatial units interact over time. So far, the major purpose of…
View article: Exploring the Spatial Economy by Night
Exploring the Spatial Economy by Night Open
Nocturnal satellite images may offer an interesting tool to generate socio-economically relevant data and to analyse the evolution of space, e.g. cities or rural areas, and how spatial units interact over time. So far, the major purpose of…