Geographical AnalysisVolume 7, Issue 4 p. 441-449 Free Access Dimensions of Urban Systems in Tropical Africa Michael A. Hirst, Michael A. Hirst Michael A. Hirst is a member of the department of geography, University of Western Australia The author wishes to express his gratitude to Dr. L. J. Wood and Dr. J. McKay for reading an earlier draft of this paper and offering valuable comments, to Professor P. R. Gould for his assistance with the computer analysis, and to Mr. I. Tindimwebwa for his assistance with the data preparation.Search for more papers by this author Michael A. Hirst, Michael A. Hirst Michael A. Hirst is a member of the department of geography, University of Western Australia The author wishes to express his gratitude to Dr. L. J. Wood and Dr. J. McKay for reading an earlier draft of this paper and offering valuable comments, to Professor P. R. Gould for his assistance with the computer analysis, and to Mr. I. Tindimwebwa for his assistance with the data preparation.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1975 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-4632.1975.tb01057.x Michael A. Hirst is a member of the department of geography, University of Western Australia The author wishes to express his gratitude to Dr. L. J. Wood and Dr. J. McKay for reading an earlier draft of this paper and offering valuable comments, to Professor P. R. Gould for his assistance with the computer analysis, and to Mr. I. Tindimwebwa for his assistance with the data preparation. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat LITERATURE CITED 1 Ahmad, Q. Indian Cities: Characteristics and Correlates. Research Paper No. 102, Department of Geography, University of Chicago, 1965. 2 Berry, B. J. L. “City Size Distributions and Economic Development.” Economic Development and Cultural Change, 9 (1961), 573– 87. 3 Berry, B. J. L. “Relationships between Regional Economic Development and the Urban System: The Case of Chile.” Tijdscrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 60 (1969), 283– 307. 4 Berry, B. J. L., J. W. Simmons, and R. J. Tennant. “Urban Population Densities: Structure and Change.” Geographical Review, 53 (1963), 389– 405. 5 Board, C., R. J. Davies, and T. J. D. Fair. “The Structure of the South African Space Economy: An Integrated Approach.” Regional Studies, 4 (1970), 367– 92. 6 Clark, B. D., and V. Costello. “The Urban System and Social Patterns in Iranian Cities.” Transactions, Institute of British Geographers, 59 (1973), 99– 128. 7 Forde, E. R. The Population of Ghana: A Study of the Spatial Relationships of its Socio-Cultural and Economic Characteristics. Department of Geography, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1968. 8 Hirst, M. A. “Tribal Mixture and Migration in Tanzania: An Evaluation and Analysis of Census Tribal Data.” Canadian Geographer, 16 (1972), 230– 47. 9 Hirst, M. A. “A Functional Analysis of Towns in Tanzania.” Tijdscrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 64 (1973), 39– 51. 10 Hodge, G. “Urban Structure and Regional Development.” Papers of the Regional Science Association, 21 (1968), 101– 23. 11 Hodge, G. Comparisons of Structure and Growth of Urban Areas in Canada and the U.S.A. Research Paper No. 9, Centre for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto, 1968. 12 Johnston, R. J. “Towards a General Model of Intra-Urban Residential Patterns: Some Cross-Cultural Observation.” Progress in Geography, 4 (1972), 83– 124. 13 King, L. J. “Cross-Sectional Analysis of Canadian Urban Dimensions: 1951 to 1961.” Canadian Geographer, 10 (1966), 205– 24. 14 Mabogunje, A. L. Urbanization in Nigeria. London: University of London Press Ltd., 1968. 15 McNulty, M. L. “Urban Structure and Development: The Urban System of Ghana.” Journal of Developing Areas, 3 (1969), 159– 76. 16 Tanzania, Bureau of Statistics. 1967 Population Census, Volume 2, Statistics for Urban Areas. Dar es Salaam: Government Printer, 1970. 17 Thomas, I. D. “Infant Mortality in Tanzania.” East African Geographical Review, 10 (1972), 5– 26. Volume7, Issue4October 1975Pages 441-449 ReferencesRelatedInformation