Stone P. A. (1978) The implications for the conurbations of population changes, Reg. Studies 12, 95–123. This paper examines the change of population levels in the conurbations and the regions, and indicates how the conurbations are in decline while other areas have growing populations. The reason for such changes and the consequences for the conurbations are examined through an examination of changes in London. This considers comparative environmental conditions, government regional and congestion policies, and changes in the industrial economy, and the consequences for employment, earnings and incomes. Action to counter the current decline of the conurbations is considered with reference to the problems for finance and for government policy for regional and new term development.